Britain’s train fleet is undergoing its biggest transformation since the 1950s, with around 5,700 new vehicles being delivered or on order.
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Livery Design: Giving the railway the ‘WOW’ factor
While many transport companies look to external agencies and specialists to develop and maintain their brand and image, some undertake the activity in-house. Virgin Trains was one of the companies that until recently had its
Read moreTyseley: Shaping the future of main line steam?
As the steam railtour market undergoes one of its most significant overhauls in decades, Gary Boyd-Hope talks to Tyseley’s Michael Whitehouse about Vintage Trains’ bid to become an independent train-operating company owned by the general
Read moreCheck out this railway photography masterclass
Significant technical advances in digital cameras and lens quality has made railway photography images previously thought impossible, possible.
Read moreNew Trains for Old: From Upminster to Upcycled – Vivarail’s D-Train
Ben Jones visits Long Marston to find out how redundant District Line trains are being rebuilt to provide cheaper and greener alternatives to brand new multiple units – and how Vivarail is looking to the
Read moreFrom the archive: Experimental Vehicles – Ro-Railers: Ahead of their time or overtaken by events?
A new type of vehicle for use on both road and rail was trialled in the early 1930s, but never caught on. Alan Dale considers whether early road-rail vehicles were too advanced for their time.
Read moreFrom the archive: A narrow gauge railway under south London
Keith Fender reports on the construction of the Northern Line extension to Battersea, which has necessitated the construction of a narrow gauge railway under south London – albeit a temporary one. MAJOR tunnelling projects are
Read moreARCHIVE: Getting Farringdon ready for the Elizabeth Line
Keith Fender was given an exclusive tour of Farringdon, one of the major interchange points on the £16billion project.
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.
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