Keith Fender was given an exclusive tour of Farringdon, one of the major interchange points on the £16billion project.
Read moreARCHIVE: Getting Farringdon ready for the Elizabeth Line
Category: Features
Heritage Profile: The Wensleydale Railway
Running through some of the best scenery North Yorkshire offers, the Wensleydale Railway is a relative newcomer to the heritage and tourist railway sector.
Read moreFrom Ukraine with love? Railway photographer shadowed by the state
Mark Darby takes a trip to the former Soviet country of Ukraine – an adventure which presented him with more than a few problems, including the discovery he’d been under surveillance for days… as a suspected terrorist!
Read moreTragedy on the West Coast Main Line: Defining moment in level crossing use
In the last part of our mini-series looking back to events of 50 years ago, The Railway Magazine considers a tragic accident that took place in early January 1968 on a section of the West Coast Main Line.
Read moreThe story of London’s little-known narrow gauge underground line
Heritage Railway visited the latest and most unusual tourist attraction to open in the capital.
Read moreHere’s what you didn’t know about Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid CBE
In a historical review of locomotive engineers, Heritage Railway magazine highlights the career of Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid – who passed away 50 years ago.
Read moreLenin’s journey that shook the 20th century
A century ago this April, revolutionary politician Lenin embarked on a circuitous eight-day rail journey from Switzerland to Russia.
Read moreThe death of Sir Nigel Gresley
The death of Sir Nigel Gresley at Hertford on April 5, deprived the railway mechanical engineering profession of one of its most distinguished personalities.
Read moreUK railway news roundup
This week, the focus very much turns to the heritage railway sector, as railways are forced to close and furlough staff. But, in a sharp turn, new emergency funds and fundraising by the public could mean the heritage railways have plenty of life yet.
Read moreGreat Northern Railwayana Auctions update
Great Northern Railwayana Auction would like to update you on their forthcoming auction.
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