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Giving the railways an image

23rd May 2017 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Ray Stenning of transport design studio Best Impressions cut his teeth with involvement in the bus and coach industry, but he can claim an impressive CV in railway design and branding. Steven Knight speaks to

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LAST OF A LONG LINE 

28th April 2017 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

The United Kingdom once boasted hundreds of wagon shops, but today has only one independent company devoted to the construction of new railfreight vehicles. Consultant editor Nick Pigott reports from the works of a great

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September 1984: Bodmin and Wadebridge 150

22nd April 2017 Web Editor Features, From the archive

September 1984: Bodmin and Wadebridge 150 John R. Smith takes a final trip over one of Cornwall’s pioneer lines and commemorates its 150th anniversary. ONE hundred and fifty years ago this month, on September 30, 1834, the

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The beginning of the end for Southern steam

17th April 2017 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Having just marked 50 years since the publication of his first railway photograph, John H Bird recalls his photographic documentary of the decline of Southern steam on British Railways. NEW Year’s Day 1966 was a

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INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS: A Tyneside Gem

7th April 2017 Sam Hewitt Features, From the archive

Mark Smithers visits the Tanfield Railway, with its origins rooted in the 17th century and a focus on north eastern-built industrial steam locomotives. TUCKED away in a rural part of north-east England, just a few

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March 1901: The clumsy one!

23rd January 2017 Web Editor Features, From the archive

The archive is available to subscribers of The Railway Magazine, and can be purchased as an add-on from just £6. Not a subscriber? No problem…. Just click here to see the latest offers. Existing subscribers

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June 1935: The Model Railway Exhibition

23rd January 2017 Web Editor Features, From the archive

THE Model Railway Exhibition was again held this year at the Central Hall, Westminster, from April 23 to April 27, and attracted a large and continuous attendance. Rather more attention had been paid in many

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June 1940: 11,000 railway horses

20th January 2017 Web Editor Features, From the archive

Eleven thousand well-groomed British Railway Horses proudly maintain the link between factory and Railway depot. They breathe the spirited energy which animates every section of British Railways. Door to Door Service by British Railways. The archive

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March 1924: Shipping locomotives to India

18th January 2017 Web Editor Features, From the archive

The shipment of locomotives, fully assembled, is not new, but such cargoes have up till quite recently been confined to short sea passages. The enormous advantages in time, labour, and convenience of transporting railway engines

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December 1950: Railway Photography

13th January 2017 Web Editor Features, From the archive

December 1950: Railway Photography By Canon Eric Treacy, M.B.E. TWENTY years ago, I snapped a moving train from the window of another moving train at Crewe. Surprisingly, the result was recognisable as a train—but only just.

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