The Railway Magazine

The Railway Magazine has been published since 1897 and is now the UK's best-selling general interest rail title. Every month, The RM provides enthusiasts and professionals with authoritative and informed news coverage of the following: - Network Rail and the train operating companies - Locomotives, multiple units, carriages and wagons - Steam, heritage and the preservation world, inc narrow gauge- Metro and underground systems - In addition, the magazine carries frequent items of overseas interest.

The Railway Magazine is also renowned for its wide-ranging and innovative feature coverage, encompassing up-to-the-minute developments as well as historical, nostalgic and foreign subjects. The magazine is also renowned for its award-winning photographic content.

The Railway Magazine

Putting British into GBR

TSGN is renationalised • Britain’s largest train operator is the latest to come under public control.

Stadler signs £548 million Irish ‘Enterprise’ contract

Lumo launches West Coast route • Stirling to Euston is WCML’sfirst open access operation.

Class 60 unveiling puts ESH Rail Services in the spotlight

Cost of HS2 could top £100 billion • Government admits the project will now take longer to build and cost even more.

Former TWPTE and London Underground boss Prof Tony Ridley dies, aged 92

Ron Hull Group buys site of CF Booth scrapyard • Location has valuable main line rail connection.

Railways in Parliament

£856 million contract signed for construction of HS2’s rolling stock depot and control centre • Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure and Aureos Rail joint venture will build the facilities on a 173-acre site at Washwood Heath in Birmingham.

The Combined Volume reaches edition 100 • The listings book that has influenced all our lives for more than 80 years has just reached an important milestone. Howard Johnston FCILT tells its story and honours two key figures in its history, Ian Allan and Peter Fox.

An Anglesey angle • John Heaton FCILT was invited into the cab of a Hitachi-built ‘Evero’ bi-mode to witness the impact they are having on Avanti’s services along the North Wales Coast.

Seeds of change • The late Gordon Pettitt was one of British Rail’s most respected senior managers, with his climb up the railway ladder taking off in the 1950s after returning from national service, as Part 2 of his personal diaries recalls.

Return to Titfield • A brilliant new version of the classic film The Titfield Thunderbolt is released this month, and we have six copies to give away.

Readers’ Platform • Send your letters to: The Railway Magazine, Media Centre, Morton Way, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6JR. Email: railway@mortons.co.uk

MEETINGS

From the archive • Subscribe and read previous issues at www.railwaymagazine.co.uk/archive

The RCTS: then and now

PANORAMA • A showcase for the best in railway photography

GNR ‘N2’ nears completion • Restored 0-6-2T moves under own steam.

Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway purchases Hunslet 0-6-0ST Jessie • The locomotive was acquired in April following a successful fundraising appeal.

STEAM PORTFOLIO

West Somerset Railway addresses issues over carriage availability • Plans are being developed for preventative maintenance and long-term restoration with the eventual aim of having three sets of vehicles ready for use.

Ffestiniog Railway puts on an AGM-related Bank Holiday show • A visit from Hunslet 0-4-0 Saddle Tank Elin added to the action for FR Society members.

World’s first preserved railway marks 75 years

Saltburn Miniature Railway celebrates a strong start to this year’s season • Greater than anticipated demand for journeys during...