The Railway Magazine Archive

Archive: Cornwall’s industrial steam survivors in 1975

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Mark Lancaster

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13th June 2026

From the March 1975 issue of The Railway Magazine, this archive extract looks at industrial steam locomotives still present in Cornwall after the main-line railways of the county were fully dieselised in 1964. The article covers locations including Par Harbour, Falmouth Docks and Penlee Quarries. Cornwall after dieselisation WHEN the main-line railways of Cornwall were…
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From The Railway Magazine, December 1979: Bodmin returns to service on the Mid-Hants “Watercress” Line

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Mark Lancaster

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28th May 2026

This verbatim article is taken from an old issue of The Railway Magazine and reports on a September 22 ceremony at Alresford Station. The extract covers the restored ex-Southern Railway express locomotive BR No. 34016, Bodmin, its renaming, return to service, and restoration background. Renaming at Alresford Station ON Saturday, September 22 (as reported on…
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From the archives: Air raid damage and British non-stop runs in wartime

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Alex Bestwick

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16th May 2023

These images from the November/December 1942 edition reveal bomb damage in London and York
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From the archive: Train indicators at Waterloo

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Alex Bestwick

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5th May 2023

Read this fascinating article from the January 1898 issue of The Railway Magazine, written by N. WILSON, then Superintendent of Line’s Department, L. & S.W.R.
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Lion roars

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Alex Bestwick

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22nd February 2023

BR celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway opening with a number of events throughout 1980, including the ‘Rocket 150’ cavalcade at Rainhill in the May that featured replicas of Rainhill Trials locos Novelty, Sans Pareil and Rocket. Also taking part in that event was L&MR loco Lion – not a replica,…
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Wireless telephony and an Elizabethan railway – read more in this 100-year-old issue!

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Arianne Davey

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3rd November 2022

We’ve had a look through the archive and found the 1922 December issue of The Railway Magazine. You can step back in time by taking a look inside the issue now.
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From the archive: Princess in waiting

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Shannon Butcher

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20th April 2020

The Railway Magazine Archive | April 1990 | Words: Chris Milner The year 1990 looks likely to be a vintage one for steam fans, with the return of several newly-refurbished big engines to the mainline. Chris Milner reports on the steady progress being made with just one of them—Stanier ‘Princess Royal’ Paciﬁc No. 46203 ‘Princess…
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From the archive: First batch of class “508” electric multiple-units in service

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Shannon Butcher

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18th March 2020

Apart from the underground trains on the Waterloo and City line, the Southern Region of British Railways has, until now, exclusively used hinged doors on its suburban trains…
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The Golden Age of the ‘Big Four’

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Shannon Butcher

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10th March 2020

The 1930s were the golden age of the ‘Big Four’ railway companies, placing the country’s many diverse railway companies under government control.
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From The Archive: Sir Allen Sarle

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Shannon Butcher

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21st January 2020

The retirement of Sir Allen Sarle in the course of the next few weeks means the disappearance of an old familiar face from the management of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway.
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