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

Why the North West?
Mike Jones looks at why main line steam clung on the longest around the Lancashire region.
The spirit of Railway 200
Graeme Pickering asks if the success of the 2025 celebrations can encourage the rail industry to be bolder and more ambitious when it comes to public engagement in the future.
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Creating ‘Inspiration’
The Railway 200 exhibition train has now finished its year-long tour. Railway 200 programme manager Emma Roberts tells Owen Hayward about the process of the train’s development from its early concepts through to the finished set.
Managing Liverpool Street
The late Gordon Pettitt was one of British Rail’s most respected senior managers, with Part 4 of his personal diaries recalling how the early 1980s saw cutbacks but also investment.



