The Railway Magazine

  • Railway firsts before the Stockton & Darlington Railway

    Railway firsts before the Stockton & Darlington Railway

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    As the year of celebrations marks 200 years since the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825, Dr Joseph Brennan details the pre-S&DR railway ‘firsts’.

  • March 2025

    March 2025

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

  • February 2025

    February 2025

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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! This time… Joined up thinking As more railways were built after the opening of the Stockton & Darlington in 1825, the benefits of linking them together soon became apparent. Practice & Performance After…

  •  January 2025

     January 2025

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

  • How a former railway tunnel became the world’s longest indoor vehicle test track

    How a former railway tunnel became the world’s longest indoor vehicle test track

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    Nick Pigott visits a former Great Central Railway tunnel that has been repurposed as the world’s longest indoor vehicle test track.

  •  December 2024

     December 2024

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

  • Why does snow prevent rail services from running?

    Why does snow prevent rail services from running?

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    With parts of the country waking to snow outside their windows this morning, let’s look at how trains cope in snowy conditions, and what happens when they don’t.

  •  November 2024

     November 2024

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

  • October 2024

    October 2024

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

  • Real-time thriller Nightsleeper available today

    Real-time thriller Nightsleeper available today

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    Alexandra Roach (The Light in the Hall) and Joe Cole (Gangs of London) lead the cast of Nightsleeper, written by BAFTA award-winning writer Nick Leather (Murdered For Being Different) and made my Fremantle’s Euston Films for the BBC. Nightsleeper is a real-time thriller for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Created by BAFTA-winning writer Nick Leather,…


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