Railway Magazine 1456 - July 2022 Edizione posteriore

WE have all become more familiar with major anniversary celebrations lately, not least with the Queen celebrating her golden, diamond and platinum jubilees this century, but we are also entering a period of major railway milestones – such as 100 years since the ‘Big Four’ Grouping next year, and then 200 years since the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened in 2025. But this month marks our very own ‘quasquicentennial’ (and yes, I did have to look that up!), as 125 years ago in July 1897 the first issue of The Railway Magazine was published.

In this issue:

A Golden Age
Former RM editor Peter 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 1456 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.

And much more!