From the archive
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From the archive: New Rolling-Stock for LMSR Main Line Services
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Reprinted from the April 1925 issue of The Railway Magazine – the fastest post-war service between London and Bradford.
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From the archive: The Seaham and Hartlepool Railway
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This new branch of the North-Eastern Railway, which is now complete, runs across the east coast of Durham from Seaham Harbour to Hart Junction, situated four miles north of Hartlepool. Its course is 20ft, and the distance is half a mile from the cliffs, and from it the sea is visible practically all of the…
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From the archive: The death of Sir Nigel Gresley
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Originally published in June 1941, the year of his death, this archive article reflects on the life and career of Sir Nigel Gresley.
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From the archive: Prototype ‘150’ unveiled
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In September 1984, The Railway Magazine reported that British Railways’ ageing fleet of diesel multiple-units were to be replaced by modern vehicles.
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The Croydon Canal and its railway successors
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Originally promoted as a canal, the railway to West Croydon has had five different methods of traction. This article by Edwaard Treby was first published in The Railway Magazine in October 1967.
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From the archive: The ‘Taliesin’ Project
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The bold move to replace an important part of the Festiniog Railway’s history by building a single Fairlie locomotive is well on course, backed by an enthusiastic influx of funds. From The Railway Magazine, February 1990.
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From the archive: Cannon Street Station 1866-1966
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Originally published in two parts in The Railway Magazine – August and September 1966
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From the archive: Fifty years a “King”
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In this article drawn from The Railway Magazine archive, K. S. Farr extols, at the time of its golden jubilee, the first of a great class.
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From the archives: Air raid damage and British non-stop runs in wartime
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These images from the November/December 1942 edition reveal bomb damage in London and York
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From the archive: A curious railway accident
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A curious railway accident, as reported in The Railway Magazine, March 1900.
