The Railway Magazine

  • Railway relics

    Railway relics

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    Steve Ryszka presents another selection of railway architecture images showing erstwhile railway company names, crests and signs, which still provide a reminder of the halcyon days of railways. View more images in the January 2019 issue of The RM – on sale now!

  • Shirebrook diesel depot

    Shirebrook diesel depot

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    Robin Stewart-Smith remembers the busy Nottinghamshire motive power depot which, in its heyday, provided locos for many coal trains emanating from local collieries. SHIREBROOK Diesel Depot officially opened in June 1965 as a new-build ‘running shed’ resulting from the BR’s Modernisation Plans. It was ideally placed to service the diesel locomotive fleet that worked the…

  • The ‘Lanky’ devotee who saved… Southern engines

    The ‘Lanky’ devotee who saved… Southern engines

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    Worth Valley founding father Richard Greenwood has followed steam for a lifetime, both at the lineside and in the thick of preservation. He tells his remarkable life story to Howard Johnston. As he strolls quietly through Haworth yard at his beloved Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (KWVR), Richard Greenwood has good reason to be satisfied…

  • Greater Anglia simulator gears up for new train fleets as ‘FLIRT’ makes first test run

    Greater Anglia simulator gears up for new train fleets as ‘FLIRT’ makes first test run

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    GREATER Anglia is making extensive use of ‘immersive’ simulator technology to prepare for the introduction of its new train fleets over the next two years. Housed at Ipswich station, GA’s ‘Mission Room’ features a simulator with wrap-around screens that are being used to check for issues needing to be resolved before the 169 new trains…

  • Former Eurostar platforms in full-time reopening for Waterloo suburban services

    Former Eurostar platforms in full-time reopening for Waterloo suburban services

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    THREE former Eurostar platforms at London Waterloo reopened permanently on December 10 as part of the £800million project to increase capacity on the South Western Railway network. Apart from a brief period where they were used during engineering work in 2017/18, the platforms have been disused since international services switched to St Pancras in November…

  • Waterloo is still busiest station – British Steel Redcar least used

    Waterloo is still busiest station – British Steel Redcar least used

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    LONDON Waterloo station remains the country’s busiest station for the 15th consecutive year, even though the total number of passenger entries and exits fell by five million to 94.4 million. The figures for 2017/8 have been revealed by the Office of Rail and Road. Some of the reduction in use has been attributed to the…

  • Worcestershire Parkway station shaping up

    Worcestershire Parkway station shaping up

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    CONSTRUCTION of Worcestershire Parkway station is at an advanced stage. The station, situated east of Norton Junction and close to the M5 junction 7, will have two platforms on the Birmingham to Bristol line, and a single platform on the Cotswold Line from Worcester Shrub Hill. The station will have three 265 metre platforms and…

  • Last run for Parliamentary service

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    A DAILY parliamentary service from London Paddington to South Ruislip ceased operation on December 7,a casualty of developing parts of West London for the HS2 line. More than 190 people travelled on the last train compared to the usual handful of passengers. Operation of the Chiltern Railways service was used to maintain route knowledge for drivers to…

  • Rail Operations Group and Stadler in tri-mode loco plan

    Rail Operations Group and Stadler in tri-mode loco plan

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    THE creation of a tri-mode locomotive based around the Class 68/88 bodyshell and built by Stadler could come to fruition within two years if plans confirmed by the Rail Operations Group (ROG) take shape. ROG wants to combine the best elements of the mixed traffic ‘68’ and ‘88s’, but also add in battery technology to…

  • Options revealed for ScotRail Class 153 conversion

    Options revealed for ScotRail Class 153 conversion

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    SCOTRAIL is moving forward with its proposal to increase capacity on its West Highland Line (WHL) services during the summer months. One of the problems faced by the services to Oban, Fort William and Mallaig (and intermediate stations) which use Class 156 units, is the lack of space for luggage and cycles, and the re-use…

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