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  •  July 2025 

     July 2025 

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    Grab the brand-new July issue of Railways Illustrated magazine for the best coverage of today’s railway scene.    Railways Illustrated reflects the energy and vitality of the present-day railway scene. Here’s what’s in the July issue:  Great things ahead The Greatest Gathering at Alstom’s Derby Litchurch Lane in August promises to be the best railway show in years. Pip Dunn…

  •  June 2025

     June 2025

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    The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews and our brand-new June issue is out now!

  • Capacity for Channel Tunnel train services to be increased, says regulator

    Capacity for Channel Tunnel train services to be increased, says regulator

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    Spare capacity at Eurostar’s Temple Mills maintenance depot will be allocated to either a new operator or Eurostar itself, meaning more choice for passengers, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has said.

  • Rail firms taking ‘disproportionate action’ against passengers over ticket rules

    Rail firms taking ‘disproportionate action’ against passengers over ticket rules

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    Actions by train operators against passengers who do not hold a valid ticket are “disproportionate”, according to an inquiry which criticised Britain’s “complex” fares system.

  • Celebrating 200 years of railways through one family’s story

    Celebrating 200 years of railways through one family’s story

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    To coincide with the 200th anniversary of public railways in 2025, author and railwayman Paul Stanford presents From Chocolate to Cider, a captivating new book documenting 186 years of railway service through five generations of the Stanford family.

  • New London-Stirling service expected to launch mid-2026

    New London-Stirling service expected to launch mid-2026

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    New rail services between London and central Scotland are expected to begin in mid-2026 following an agreement for the use of five trains.

  • Railways abroad: Mongolian diesel odyssey

    Railways abroad: Mongolian diesel odyssey

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    Steve Morris recounts a two-week trip around Mongolia, the landlocked East Asian country sandwiched between northern China and Russia.

  • First platform for HS2 revealed at Old Oak Common

    First platform for HS2 revealed at Old Oak Common

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    HS2 has revealed the first platform section on the high-speed railway.

  • Previously unseen Thomas & Friends pilot released

    Previously unseen Thomas & Friends pilot released

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    The original 1983 pilot episode of Thomas the Tank Engine is available to watch for free on YouTube.

  • Minister hails ‘remarkable turnaround’ of renationalised train operator

    Minister hails ‘remarkable turnaround’ of renationalised train operator

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    The rail minister has called the renationalisation of TransPennine Express two years ago a “remarkable turnaround”.


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