Features – The Railway Magazine

Leighton Buzzard Railway: 100 not out

14th October 2019 Nigel Devereux Diesel, Electric, Features, Freight, Network

Cliff Thomas reports on a rare heritage anniversary – a 2ft-gauge railway that has operated continuously for a century. THE Leighton Buzzard Railway (LBR) will celebrate the line’s 100th anniversary of continuous operation on November

Military might: Looking back at Longmoor

12th October 2019 Nigel Devereux Features, Steam

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 and stock, came within a whisker of becoming a preservation

160 years since the death of Robert Stephenson

12th October 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, News, Steam

This weekend marks 160 years since the death of Robert Stephenson, one of the greatest railway and civil engineers of all time.

Classic stations: Newcastle Central

11th October 2019 Nigel Devereux Diesel, Electric, Features, Freight, Network

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 station’s impressive past and assesses plans recently outlined for the

TRAIN TEST: LONDON OVERGROUND CLASS 710

10th October 2019 Nigel Devereux Electric, Features, Network

Transport for London’s Overground operation has transformed services on many local railways in the capital. As the city’s population grows and demand increases, its train fleet is expanding to create additional capacity. Ben Jones visits

Practice & Performance: Working at Wortley – 1952

9th October 2019 Nigel Devereux Features, Network, Steam

Wortley Junction, west of Leeds, was a busy part of the network and had a complex layout. In an unorthodox Practice & Performance, John Heaton FCILT recalls how the ’box was operated, as well as

Railway Accidents: Lamentable Failures

8th October 2019 Nigel Devereux Diesel, Features, Network

Thirty-one people lost their lives on Tuesday, October 5, 1999, when a Thames Trains Class 165 ‘Turbo’ collided with a First Great Western InterCity125 at a combined speed of 130mph at Ladbroke Grove, two miles