The Railway Magazine
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Public ownership of rail takes centre stage as government plans radical overhaul of transport
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Press release issued by: Department for Transport The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill has been introduced to Parliament today (18 July 2024). After years of unacceptably low performance, the bill is a landmark change that will allow the government to bring rail passenger services back into public ownership, amending legislation to make appointing a…
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July 2024
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The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews and our brand-new July issue is out now!
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Introducing The Railway Magazine monthly subscriptions
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Pay as you go and get Britain’s best-selling rail title delivered to your door each month. And we’ve thrown in access to the 120-year archive too! We get it, paying for an annual subscription all at once is a big commitment. That’s why we’re rolling out our new monthly subscriptions, which gives you all the…
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Motorcycles and locomotives both from Beardmore
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For a brief period in the early 1920s, Glasgow-based engineering firm William Beardmore and Company had motorcycles and locomotives on its order books, resulting in this recently rediscovered press photo. This fascinating photograph (above) was passed to us by James Robinson, editor of our sister title The Classic Motor Cycle, a publication that can trace…
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June 2024
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The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews and our brand-new June issue is out now!
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May 2024
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The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews and our brand-new May issue is out now!
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Are we heading for a rolling stock crisis?
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Despite the rapid return to almost pre-Covid passenger numbers, 2023 saw several fleets of trains withdrawn and placed in store. Chris Milner casts an eye over the current rolling stock situation.
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April 2024
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The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews and our brand-new April issue is out now!
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From the archive: Leeds and its railways
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A detailed look at Leeds and its railways by S P Thompson from The Railway Magazine, July 1915.
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February 2024
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The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews and our brand-new February issue is out now!
