The Railway Magazine

160 years since the death of Robert Stephenson

This weekend marks 160 years since the death of Robert Stephenson, one of the greatest railway and civil engineers of all time.
Four panniers and ‘Foxcote’ farewell for WSR’s country railway event

THE West Somerset Railway’s (WSR) Autumn Steam Gala will take place just days after this issue of The RM goes on sale, with a no
Shaw Savill to steam again after restoration begins at Heywood

ONE of preservation’s forgotten locomotives – ‘Merchant Navy’ Pacific No. 35009 Shaw Savill – is being restored for main line operation by owner Ian Riley at
Military might: Looking back at Longmoor

October 31 marks 50 years since the closure of the Longmoor Military Railway in Hampshire. The army training line, known for its eye-catching blue-liveried locomotives
UK railway news round-up

This week, HS2 comes under fire again & Network Rail are accused of not acting on fog risk.
Mogul and ‘Wells’ join the ‘Q’ at Severn Valley autumn spectacular

A DISTINCT Southern Region atmosphere surrounded the Severn Valley Railway’s (SVR) Autumn Steam Gala on September 19-22, with five of the participating locomotives having a
Classic stations: Newcastle Central

Newcastle Central is a listed building, the city’s major transport hub, and acts as both a terminus and a through station. Graeme Pickering recalls the
‘G5’ construction making steady progress in Shildon

THE day when a North Eastern Railway Worsdell ‘O’ class 0-4-4T (LNER ‘G5’) steams again in the North East of England is edging closer as

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.