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  • Minimum age for train drivers to be lowered from June

    Minimum age for train drivers to be lowered from June

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    Eighteen-year-olds will be allowed to drive trains from June 30 amid concerns about the number of drivers approaching retirement.

  • Dapol launches special UK-produced World Book Day wagons for March

    Dapol launches special UK-produced World Book Day wagons for March

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    Model railway manufacturer Dapol is marking World Book Day 2026 with a range of specially liveried UK-produced wagons, supporting reading-for-fun charity efforts with every sale. Dapol has announced a new range of UK-produced wagons to coincide with World Book Day, which takes place on 5 March 2026. The charity-linked models will be available in both…

  • Former railway signaller celebrates his 90th birthday with a special railway visit

    Former railway signaller celebrates his 90th birthday with a special railway visit

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    A former railway signaller has celebrated his 90th birthday with a special visit to the railway where he spent more than four decades of his career.

  • Train drivers vote to continue industrial action over sacking of colleague

    Train drivers vote to continue industrial action over sacking of colleague

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    Train drivers involved in a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague have voted to continue taking industrial action for another six months.

  • Recent restoration round-up around the country

    Recent restoration round-up around the country

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    A recent round-up of restoration projects as seen in Railways Illustrated Magazine, compiled by Pip Dunn. 03145 – Moreton Park: In September, the reduced-height 03 received a layer of polish from the top down to give it some protection during the winter. Some rust spots on the cab end and sides were treated and a…

  • March 2026

    March 2026

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    Grab the brand-new March issue of Railways Illustrated magazine for the best coverage of today’s railway scene.

  • February 2026

    February 2026

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

  • Tunbridge Wells West as a Railway Centre (January 1956)

    Tunbridge Wells West as a Railway Centre (January 1956)

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    An extract from the January 1956 issue of The Railway Magazine describing passenger and goods services, station layouts, motive power, and traffic patterns centred on Tunbridge Wells West. The article records contemporary operations, routes, rolling stock, and infrastructure as they stood in the mid-1950s. IN the Tunbridge Wells area of the Southern Region of British…

  • Potters Bar Rebuilt: A 1956 Account of Main Line Reconstruction and Station Modernisation

    Potters Bar Rebuilt: A 1956 Account of Main Line Reconstruction and Station Modernisation

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    First published in the January 1956 issue of The Railway Magazine, this article documents the reconstruction of Potters Bar Station and the quadruplication of the East Coast main line through the site. Reproduced here as a historical retrospective, it offers a contemporary account of the engineering, architectural design and passenger facilities introduced as part of…

  • Train passengers missing out on £80m a year in delays compensation

    Train passengers missing out on £80m a year in delays compensation

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    “Unacceptable” claims processes are causing train passengers to miss out on more than £80 million per year in compensation for delayed journeys, according to Trainline.


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