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July 2026

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

Up and away!

Tom Ingall fulfils a lifetime dream of visiting Wuppertal’s suspended railway as 2026 marks its 125th year of operations.

Practice & Performance

The diesel legs of three recent steam tours gave the opportunity to sample classic English Electric traction on the southern half of the WCML, as John Heaton FCILT reports.

Moving times

The late Gordon Pettitt was one of British Rail’s most respected senior managers, with his career really taking off in the mid-1960s after being selected for upper management training, as part three of his personal diaries recounts.

Geoffrey Kitchenside: ‘ABC’ expert and so much more

Howard Johnston FCILT pays tribute to a publishing all-rounder who later ran his own railway and also penned questions for the TV quiz Mastermind.

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