Railway Magazine

The Railway Magazine is a monthly publication from the UK that caters to railway enthusiasts. It has been in circulation since July 1897, based in London. Notably, from 2007 to 2010, it achieved the highest circulation among railway magazines in the UK, with an average monthly sale of 34,715 copies in 2009. Previously published by IPC Media until October 2010, it is now released by Mortons Media Group Ltd. (located in Horncastle) starting November 2010. The magazine, which has the ISSN 0033-8923, also received the 'Magazine of the Year' award from IPC in 2007.

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Flying Scotsman to visit West Somerset Railway this summer

1 week ago | railwaymagazine.co.uk | Alex Bestwick

The West Somerset Railway has announced a visit from No 60103 Flying Scotsman this summer. Following agreement with the National Railway Museum and Northern Steam Operations, West Somerset has arranged a visit from the world-famous locomotive this June and July.
Step back to 1956 with our latest tramways book!

1 week ago | railwaymagazine.co.uk | Alex Bestwick

We are delighted to announce the release of The Tramways of Glasgow 1956 by Henry Conn – the latest addition to our acclaimed series celebrating the wonderful views of David and John Clarke. In 1956, a decision was made to reduce and eventually abandon the city’s entire tram system. With the exception of a few routes, services were cut back to the city boundary, ending long-standing inter-urban connections to Barrhead, Paisley, Renfrew, Milngavie, Coatbridge, and Airdrie.
Funding awarded for celebration of Chesterfield’s railway history

1 week ago | railwaymagazine.co.uk | Alex Bestwick

Chesterfield will commemorate its role in the birth of the world’s railway system and connection to George Stephenson thanks to a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The Derbyshire town’s Holy Trinity Church has been awarded £240,600 to launch a project honouring George Stephenson, the ‘Father of Railways’, who lived the last 10 years of his life in Chesterfield and is buried in the church.
Chiltern Railways to operate first East West Rail services

1 month ago | railwaymagazine.co.uk | Alex Bestwick

Chiltern Railways will run trains on a new line linking Oxford and Milton Keynes in the first phase of the East West Rail project, the Department for Transport has announced. The new line will initially link Oxford and Milton Keynes for the first time in nearly 60 years. The move is expected to support almost 100 new jobs at Chiltern Railways.
Hull Trains drivers to strike over ‘unfair’ sacking of colleague

1 month ago | railwaymagazine.co.uk | Alex Bestwick

Drivers at Hull Trains are set to strike for eight weeks over the sacking of a colleague. Aslef said a driver was unfairly dismissed after raising a safety issue at a meeting, a claim the company denies. Members of Aslef will walk out on March 31 to May 24. Article continues below… Advert Monthly Subscription: Enjoy more Railway Magazine reading each month with free delivery to you door, and access to over 100 years in the archive, all for just £5.35 per month.
Trainline sees record sales but shares plunge amid Great British Rail worries

1 month ago | railwaymagazine.co.uk | Alex Bestwick

Trainline made a record amount from ticket sales last year, but saw its share price plummet on Thursday amid concerns over Government plans for a rival national ticketing app. Trainline made £5.9 million from selling tickets in the year ending February, 12% up from the year before but at the bottom end of guidance given in October.
Direct train services from London to Germany and Switzerland proposed

2 months ago | railwaymagazine.co.uk | Alex Bestwick

Direct international train services between London and destinations such as Germany and Switzerland could be launched amid plans to boost the capacity of St Pancras station. London St Pancras Highspeed, which owns the station and the high-speed tracks to the Channel Tunnel, aims to increase the capacity for cross-Channel travel at St Pancras from 1,800 passengers per hour to nearly 5,000 passengers per hour. It said it wants to encourage “new and existing train operators” to open new routes.
Major train line blocked after car crashed on to tracks

2 months ago | railwaymagazine.co.uk | Alex Bestwick

A major railway line closed after a car driven by a suspected drunk-driver crashed on to train tracks in Greater Manchester. The vehicle came to a rest upside down and surrounded by debris on tracks in Salford, causing major disruption to train services between Manchester and Liverpool on Friday morning. No other vehicles were involved in the incident, which happened on Regent Road Roundabout.
Runner to stop at every station on train network in fundraising challenge

2 months ago | railwaymagazine.co.uk | Alex Bestwick

A fundraiser is preparing to run to every station on the Merseyrail network in just over a day to raise money for a domestic abuse charity. Alex Rigby, 33, will run through the night to get to each of the 69 stations on the Merseyrail network in a challenge he hopes to complete within 27 hours. Last year Mr Rigby, who works as a fundraiser for Centre 56 nursery, ran 56 miles along the network’s Northern Line.
National Railway Museum announces plans for 50th birthday year and the bicentenary of the railways

Jan 23, 2025 | railwaymagazine.co.uk | Alex Bestwick

2025 will see the National Railway Museum celebrate its 50th birthday, as well as the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, with a host of exciting exhibitions and events. The York museum, which opened in 1975, will mark its birthday with a series of exhibitions, events, and a grand reopening. Station Hall, which has been closed to the public since 2023, will reopen in September following a £10.5m refurbishment project, just in time for the museum’s special birthday weekend on 27-28 September.