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:<br><br> - Network Rail and the train operating companies<br>- Locomotives, multiple units, carriages and wagons<br>- Steam, heritage and the preservation world, inc narrow gauge<br>- Metro and underground systems<br>- In addition, the magazine carries frequent items of overseas interest.<br><br>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

It’s our ‘quasquicentennial’!

A Golden Age • Former RM editor Pete Kelly looks back to the late Victorian era and sets the scene for launch of Issue No. 1 in 1897.

125 years of magazine history • The history of The RM is a story in itself, with a dozen editors, multiple owners, office moves, style and size changes – but its commitment to the whole railway scene has remained constant, as Robert Humm explains.

Moments in time • We have published more than 1450 issues in our 125 years. Contributing editor Chris Milner delves into the archives to give a flavour of how The RM has reported on the ever-changing railway scene in that time.

The decades through the lens • The Colour-Rail photography collection goes back to the early days of The Railway Magazine, with this selection illustrating the changing scene over the 12 decades of RM history.

The Famous Five

Britain’s last Victorian main line • The imminent completion of the Great Central Railway’s 92-mile ‘London Extension’ was one of the main stories in our Issue No. 1 – and its rise, fall, and partial rebirth has been covered within the pages of The RM ever since, as Graeme Pickering recounts.

A new Golden Age? • Mike Jones looks at how today’s railways have had to adapt to face market competition.

Taking stock of 1897 • Gareth Evans highlights a selection of rolling stock that was built in 1897 and which survives in preservation or is otherwise repurposed in Britain.

Thanks for the memories! • We asked our readers for their favourite railway memories and were pleased to be swamped by tales that were funny, touching and full of nostalgia. We thank everyone who took the time to write in, and present here a selection of the best.

Readers’ Platform • Send your letters to: The Railway Magazine, Media Centre, Morton Way, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6JR. email: railway@mortons.co.uk NB. Publication of a letter does not imply that the Editor or staff of The Railway Magazine necessarily agree with its contents.

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Stratford to Honeybourne reopening plan rejected • Line would serve new housing, alleviate road congestion, and create new journey opportunities.

Axing HS2 link line ‘will create a bottleneck’

High inflation puts pressure on pay • Three strikes in June by members of the RMT union saw widespread disruption for passengers across England, Wales and Scotland.

Efficiencies needed for a sustainable railway

Cumbrian infill was a bridge too far • National Highways must unblock portal after retrospective planning permission was refused.

Back to the future • LNER unveils a new twist to an old livery for the InterCity 225 fleet.

Crossing the Colne Valley • 700-tonne machine begins deck construction on the UK’s longest railway bridge.

Railways in Parliament

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