The Railway Magazine

  • From the archive: The Glory Years of BR Steam

    From the archive: The Glory Years of BR Steam

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    From The Railway Magazine, December 2005: At Nationalisation, the GWR feared it would lose its unique character, but as it turned out, those worries weren’t to be realised for more than a decade and the 1950s and early ‘60s thus proved to be the era of the ‘Great Western Region’!

  • Train stations renamed for Halloween

    Train stations renamed for Halloween

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    A number of railway stations across the UK were given a Halloween twist on Tuesday.

  • From the archive: Highest and lowest railways of Europe twinned

    From the archive: Highest and lowest railways of Europe twinned

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    From The Railway Magazine, December 1997 – The twinning of Eurotunnel Tri-Bo Shuttle locos with Swiss rail tunnels to mark the ‘Swiss 150’ celebrations was completed in September/October with two naming ceremonies at Cheriton terminal.

  • From the archive: The suppression of smoke

    From the archive: The suppression of smoke

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    From The Railway Magazine, August 1963 – The Hunslet Engine Co. develops an underfeed stoker and gas producer system which completely eliminates the emission of dark smoke.

  • From the archive: Manchester – The divided city

    From the archive: Manchester – The divided city

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    October 1986: Martin Bairstow describes railway developments in Greater Manchester which have so far fallen short of bridging the gap between north and south.

  • October 2023

    October 2023

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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!

  • Small is beautiful at O Gauge Get Together

    Small is beautiful at O Gauge Get Together

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    For the third year running, the SVR will play host to an impressive collection of award-winning model layouts and trade stands.

  • Flying Scotsman involved in ‘shunting incident’ at Aviemore Station

    Flying Scotsman involved in ‘shunting incident’ at Aviemore Station

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    Flying Scotsman was involved in a “slow speed” crash with another heritage train hours before visitors were due to board it. The crash happened at Aviemore Railway Station, in the Cairngorms, Scottish Highlands, at 7.10pm on Friday.

  • From the archive: Kings Cross Works

    From the archive: Kings Cross Works

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    Originally published in The Railway Magazine, December 1978.

  • Valuation day this Sunday!

    Valuation day this Sunday!

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    Antiques Roadshow expert Paul Atterbury is the star valuer at a special railwayana valuation day.

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