The Railway Magazine

Eurostar marks 25th anniversary with first ‘plastic-free’ train

Eurostar is operating a train with no single-use plastics to mark the 25th anniversary and will plant a tree for every service it runs.
HS2 should go ahead despite costs hike, says review

A recommendation that HS2 should continue to be built in full despite soaring costs has been welcomed by political leaders in the North.
Flooding washes out Churnet Valley gala

IT WAS supposed to be a day of celebration, seeing three USATC ‘S160’ 2-8-0’s working together in the UK for the first time since 1944.
Hitachi Class 802 enters service with TransPennine Express

By Tony Miles THE first of 19 five-car Hitachi Class 802 bi-mode trains entered passenger service with TransPennine Express on September 28. They had received
Correction: Pen & Sword printing error

Railway Magazine November 2019 issue carried a leaflet in our subscriber copies from Pen & Sword Books which has a printing error on the publication
Guide to Network Rail’s routes and regions

Network Rail’s new geographic regions, established in June, takes on accountability for the delivery of all projects within their borders, including track and signalling.
Euston’s landmark towers vanish as HS2 redevelopment work continues

PREPARATORY work is continuing at London Euston despite ongoing uncertainty over whether High Speed 2 trains will ever serve the station. Contractors are quickly demolishing
London to Glasgow passengers choose rail over air

The proportion of people travelling between London and Glasgow by rail rather than air has reached a record level, according to Virgin Trains.

Archive: Open day at Barrow Hill

20th August 2019 Sam Hewitt

As printed from the January 1972 edition of The Railway Magazine, take a look at this story by Peter A Hogarth about the Barrow Hill roundhouse.

The death of Sir Nigel Gresley

15th July 2019 Sam Hewitt

The death of Sir Nigel Gresley at Hertford on April 5, deprived the railway mechanical engineering profession of one of its most distinguished personalities.