Practice & Performance
John Heaton FCILT looks at how Britain’s first main line diesels, the LMS-designed Co-Co ‘Twins’ Nos. 10000 and 10001, performed on passenger and freight duties on the West Coast Main Line.

West Country ‘Whistlers’
Although Class 40 ‘Whistlers’ could reach as far west as Exeter on freights, there have been little more than a handful of known passenger workings to Devon and Cornwall – and these were almost exclusively on railtours, writes Paul Bickerdyke.

Golden anniversary gala
Kent & East Sussex Railway marks 50-year preservation milestone as it looks to the future.

Farewell shed, hello works
The once-mothballed Bletchley depot is being transformed into a compact‘railway works’facility, as Phil Marsh reports.

The‘Liberation’Locomotives
Robert Humm uncovers the fascinating history of a postwar 2-8-0 freight loco design that failed to find orders in the quantities expected, and subsequently disappeared into obscurity.

And the winners are…
After sifting through hundreds of images, leading to some tough debate amongst the judging panel, the winners have been chosen for the RCTS/Mortons Media Photographic Competition.

Preserving the past
The digital age makes it simpler to take train photos than in the days of film. A major consideration for both analogue and digital images is how to preserve photo collections for the future. Chris Milner visits photo library The Transport Treasury to find out more..

Steam News & Heritage
Pannier pair now resident at Minehead; ’G5’wheel milestone; Boughton station ceremonially opened.

Back in the ring
After a gap of more than seven years,‘Western’ No. D1015 defended its title as the sole main line diesel-hydraulic, as John Heaton FCILT reports.

Remembering the all-line railway timetable
To mark the 50th anniversary of BR’s first all-line timetable, Dr Joseph Brennan looks back over the history of such guides..

Jacobite' cancelled! West Coast pulls Service in row over door locks  THE 125 ERA | How  HST's transformed the Midland Main Line  REMEMBERING THE GCR AS MARYLEBONE CELEBARTED ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY

Steam & Heritage News
Auto tank for West Somerset; Leander to see out current boiler ticket in style; Steam gala round-up.

Classic Traction
End of the line for two LMS EMU cars.

Traction & Stock
Class 730 EMU fleet enters service in West Midlands..

Steam & Heritage News
Severn Valley beats January blues; Great Central cuts costs; Nene Valley set for Danish tank and Tornado!

2023 A year of change
Ashley Butlin looks back over the major stock changes that took place in 2023.

Waiting for the Tube
A snapshot from the very early British Railways era in West London shows the local passenger service at Northolt about to give way to an extension of the Underground’s Central Line..

EWR tracks link up at Calvert
East West Rail track laying between Bicester and Bletchley has been completed with the handover of the final section where it crosses the HS2 route. 

Beardmores Both
For a brief period in the early 1920s, Glasgow-based engineering firm William Beardmore and Company had motorcycles and locomotives on its order books, resulting in this recently rediscovered press photo...

Steam News & Heritage Wagons
KESR turned around financially; Further movement at Duffield landslip; Lydham Manor is back.

Britain’s newest steam loco
Double-Fairlie No. 8 James Spooner had its official launch at the Ffestiniog Railway on October 20, as Cliff Thomas reports...

Steam News & Heritage Wagons
Stanier Mogul steams at Severn Valley; Worth Valley gets‘game-changer funding’for bridge work.

Miniature
New owner sought for Leek and Rudyard Railway.

Metro
Trams at last to Wolverhampton station; Nexus explains delayed Class 555 introduction.

Practice & Performance
The final CrossCountry HST ran in mid-September after more than four decades. John Heaton FCILT took one last trip. 

Creating a high-speed diversion
October 1983 saw the opening of a 14-mile deviation of the East Coast Main Line, avoiding Selby. Forty years after the inauguration of the first purpose-built high-speed route in the country, Graeme Pickering speaks to three of the BR team responsible for making it a reality..

Steam News & Heritage Wagons
Severn Valley sells ‘Black Five’; ‘Grange’ steaming set for November; New East Lancs GM;‘T3’tender rewheeled; What next for ‘Patriot’ loco project?

ClassicTraction
Severn Valley all set for diesel gala; Shunters to the
fore at 1940s event; SR vehicles on the move.

The streets of San Francisco
Still climbing ‘halfway to the stars’, San Francisco’s cable cars have survived natural disaster and political animosity to reach their 150th year, as Tom Ingall reports.

On named trains
‘Castles’ are strongly associated with the famous ‘Cheltenham Flyer’ but, being among the most powerful GWR locomotives, they handled many other prestigious trains, as this selection shows..

Corwen’s new station
Gareth Evans reports on the formal opening of the Llangollen Railway’s new western terminus. Reflecting the fact that public trains now connect two local market towns, the Dee Valley line is to be marketed as the Llangollen & Corwen Railway.

A Berlin break
The German capital boasts some fascinating railway architecture, from timbered cottages to cathedralstyle underground stations and ultra-modern designs. Chris Milner paid a visit to seek them out.

Coronation day specials
West Coast Railways train guard Phil Marsh shares his experience of ‘Project Golden Orb’, which saw the largest movement of troops by train since the 1960s for the King’s Coronation.

A Brigg too far
The removal of services from Northern’s summer timetable has left some rural journeys impossible and others increasingly difficult to make by train. Graeme Pickering investigates the changes and scope for their reversal.

Getting ready for the Metro-morphosis
The first of the Tyne & Wear Metro’s new Class 555 units are undergoing testing on the system prior to expected entry into service later this year. Graeme Pickering takes a tour of one of the new trains.

Then & Now: Ryde Pier
Following our article in the January issue about the ongoing refurbishment of Ryde Pier, Peter Simmonds CEng MICE sent in some fabulous photos of similar work done there in 1963/64. So Phil Marsh returned to create these comparison views.

The bad, the ugly and the good
The many miles of line closures were bad, the sweeping changes to a long-established way of life were ugly, but did Dr Richard Beeching’s report of 60 years ago in fact sow the seeds for what’s good in the current railway age? Mike Jones investigates.

Trains of the desert
Saudi Arabia is investing in its railway network with modern passenger trains and the first high speed rail line in the Middle East – and, with an economic plan to move away from solely depending on the oil industry, it is now opening up to tourist visits. Keith Fender reports.

The 50 loco challenge!
Where can you see the most locos at work in one 12-hour session?

THE OVERSEAS RAILROAD
The bizarre tale of how Florida’s Key West became an unlikely railway terminus..

The most famous loco… bar none!
The RM’s longest-serving editor Nick Pigott pays tribute to Flying Scotsman, from his days as a young spotter to covering its many highs and lows in the pages of this magazine.

A Baker’s dozen – ‘Scotsman’ abroad
John Baker presents his pick of images from No. 4472’s trips to the USA at the end of the 1960s, and then 20 years later to Australia.

Pier review
Work is underway to upgrade Ryde Pier to make the Victorian structure good for another 60 years.

The RM’s ‘Big Four’
As Britain’s leading railway journal, it fell to The Railway Magazine to coin the term ‘The Big Four’.

A snapshot of Didcot
A selection of Gwion Clark’s images from Didcot Railway Centre..

The world’s longest passenger train!
We’re on board as Swiss 100-car EMU sets new record.

The world’s longest passenger train
The Rhaetian Railway ran a record-breaking 100-car passenger train on a section of its Albula Line in the Eastern Alps. John Heaton FCILT was aboard.

All’s not right on the Isle of Wight
A year after the Island Line’s much-delayed reopening with new trains and upgraded infrastructure, its passengers still await the promised four-car trains, 30-minute service frequency, and reliable connections with mainland ferries, as Phil Marsh discovers.

On shed at Llan
Gareth Evans visits the Llangollen Railway’s motive power depot and learns about the latest developments with the facilities and on the steam and diesel locomotives..

By Royal appointment
Railways and train travel were an integral part of Queen Elizabeth II’s life throughout her 70-year reign – from trips on the Royal Train to official visits, namings and openings. Karen Richardson and Paul Bickerdyke look back over the highlights as recorded in the pages of The Railway Magazine.

That Friday feeling
With Avanti running a reduced timetable, Locomotive Services has introduced an additional ‘Friday Charter’ from Crewe to Euston and back to Manchester that includes a nonstop run up to London, as John Heaton FCILT describes..

Inside Leeds Midland Road
After No. 66503’s rededication (see page 17), Freightliner offered The RM team a tour of its Leeds servicing and repair facility, which features a maintenance shed, bogie shop, wheel lathe, fuelling shed, and sidings.

All aboard for Ashington
The Northumberland Line will be the second reopening to passenger services as part of the DfT’s Restoring Your Railway programme, as Graeme Pickering reports.

Railways under pressure!
How extreme heat, strikes, and politics are taking their toll on train operations.

All change at Southend
New battery-powered trains have taken over from 30-year-old diesels on Southend’s famous Pier Railway, as Simon Murdoch reports.

Moments in time
We have published 1456 issues in our 125 years. Contributing editor Chris Milner delves into the archives to give a flavour of how The RM has reported on the ever-changing railway scene.

Britain’s last Victorian main line
The imminent completion of the Great Central Railway’s 92-mile ‘London Extension’ was one of the main stories in our Issue No. 1 – and its rise, fall, and partial rebirth has been covered within the pages of The RM ever since, as Graeme Pickering recounts.

The Railway Children Return
Behind the scenes of a new sequel to the much-loved classic film

■ P&P SPECIAL: A fascinating cab ride in a Ffestiniog Fairlie
■ COLEHAM VISIT: A rare look inside the Shrewsbury

The Brontës, by rail
Bob Gwynne, associate curator at the National Railway Museum, describes how the lives of the famous literary family, the Brontës, was intertwined with the pioneering days of the railway network, with their journeys providing a touchstone of what rail travel was like in those early days.

Centipedes, Sharknoses and the end of Baldwin Locomotive Works
Two distinctive diesel types marked the final phase of main line loco building at Baldwin’s Eddystone plant near Philadelphia, as Robert Humm recounts.

100 years of the RPS
David Gibson, honorary secretary of the Railway Photographic Society, looks back on 100 years of the society and the recent competition showcasing the next generation of talent.

A visit to secluded COVES
Phil Marsh was given rare access to the COVES collection in Bicester, which faces a race against time to secure funds for a permanent base.

Practice & Performance
John Heaton FCILT chooses three notable East Coast Main Line runs to illustrate how performance has changed from the Edwardian age (and the early days of The Railway Magazine) to more recent ‘New Elizabethan’ times.

Behind the scenes at Chiltern
Phil Marsh speaks to former Chiltern Railways boss Adrian Shooter about a new book covering his time in charge of what is widely regarded as one of the best franchised operators.

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The Railway Magazine - February 2022

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