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 Ray and finds out what motivates him, what sparked his creative flair, and what he thinks of today’s railway design.…

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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 survivor – W H Davis of Langwith Junction. SO accustomed have Britons become to the destruction of the nation’s heavy…

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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 glorious winter’s day with a cloudless sky, bright sunshine and (best of all) Southern Region steam parading in front of…

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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 miles distant from Gateshead, is an important part of our railway preservation scene, some of whose attractions have tended to…

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An event report from The Model Railway Exhibition 1935, originally published in the June 1935 edition of The Railway Magazine.

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From the June 1940 issue of The Railway Magazine: In Fine Fettle: 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. Our 125+ year archive is available to all subscribers of The…

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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 in this manner has given rise to the experiment being tried for much longer voyages. The view reproduced shows one of…

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