New report finds strong case for Galway-Mayo rail link reinstatement

Something old, something new…

No. 43058 (with No. 43059 at the rear)

Bright future for post-Covid rail freight growth

A report by the ORR finds freight has bounced back quicker than passenger traffic

European lines wrecked by heavy rains and flooding

RECORD rainfall that led to devastating floods hit

Hybrid Class 37 project among ‘First of a Kind’ funding round

Silverstone-based company is set to convert a Type 3 to battery-diesel power

Former Ryde Pier Drewry Railcar rebuild completed

Drewry Railcar No. 2, in Southern Railway green

New role for NY Subway car

FORMER New York Subway Car No. 1144 has

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Troon station fire THE Railway Heritage Fund has

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‘158s’ suffer hot boxes CANCELLATIONS and delays affected

‘It’s the perfect time to reshape the industry’

Network Rail’s chief executive Andrew Haines gives his take on the present and future shape of the rail industry

£117m ‘Pendolino’ upgrade programme begins

AVANTI West Coast has begun a £117m upgrade

Deal reached to reactivate St Blazey turntable

St Blazey turntable pictured overgrown and out of

Your chance to own a unique piece of railway history!

ANGEL Trains, Gemini Rail Services at Wolverton Works,

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Piling rig fuel trial A PILING rig on

Cecilia joins Florence on Chiltern tunnelling

The second of two 2000 tonne tunnel boring machines (TBMs), which will excavate the 10-mile long HS2 tunnels beneath the Chilterns, was launched at the end of June

First excavated spoil train departs Willesden Hub

JUNE 29 saw the first train carrying spoil

Stock storage plan for mothballed MoD site at Eastriggs

RAIL Sidings Ltd has applied for permission to

Railways in Parliament

East West Rail pioneers RICHMOND Park MP Sarah

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FROM THE RAILWAY MAGAZINE ARCHIVES

100 YEARS AGO AUGUST 1921 New tea room

The RCTS: then and now

Britain’s leading Railway Society

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£100 worth of Nostalgia Collection books to be won

Where is it?

Our pictorial quiz, for fun only

'X’ MARKS THE SPOT

Phil Marsh visits the work site of what is being turned from a railway backwater into one of the country’s most important locations – where HS2 will cross East West Rail

The life and times of the Horncastle Railway

It is now 50 years since The Railway Magazine’s hometown of Horncastle lost its railway. Pete Kelly previews a superb new exhibition celebrating the town’s railway history and the branch line from Woodhall Junction

ACHIEVING ‘PENDOLINO’ PERFECTION

After last month’s attempt at setting a new record time between Euston and Glasgow missed out by seconds after a near four-hour run, John Heaton FCILT examines some of the subtleties involved in getting maximum performance from a Class 390 ‘Pendolino’

When was the real end of BR steam?

June marked 50 years since London Transport dispensed with its last ex-GWR Pannier tanks with a high-profile send-off. However, as Howard Johnston reports, the final ordinary duty of a BR steam loco is not recorded

Llanelli and Mynydd Mawr Railway

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

THE FREIGHT EXPERIENCE!

Gareth Evans reports on the freight driver experience course organised by the Nene Valley Railway Wagon Group, which provides the opportunity to not only handle the locomotive but also see first-hand the role of guard, shunter and signalman

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Pendennis to steam at bank holiday steam up?

GWR ‘Castle’ No. 4079 Pendennis Castle is set

Shildon move for Kirtley locomotive

THE National Railway Museum’s MR 1866-built Kirtley 2-4-0

Heritage Railway Safety Standards Board scoped

PACIFIC POWER: ‘A1’ No. 60163 Tornado emerges from Christleton

Gala line-ups to whet your appetite

FOUR major heritage lines have announced details of

WSR trains return to Dunster

THE West Somerset Railway (WSR) extended its services

92 Squadron on home straight!

A POPULAR member of the Nene Valley Railway

Raveningham Hall bows out – next stop, Margate

GWR ‘Modified Hall’ No. 6960 Raveningham Hall came

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Bluebell’s public wi-fi THE Bluebell Railway has introduced

Go-ahead for LYR ‘Pug’ overhaul to progress

LANCASHIRE & Yorkshire Railway Trust board members have

Facelift for Froghall station

The Churnet Valley Railway (CVR) resumed operations on

‘Terrier’ locomotive Poplar is now in a class of its own!

Following its recent visits to the Isle of

Duke of Gloucester’s driving wheel milestone reached

THE return of No. 71000 Duke of Gloucester

Cracks found on Patriot’s six driving wheels

THE LMS-Patriot Project’s new-build loco No. 5551 The

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Lakeside progress FOLLOWING the removal of the wheels

‘N7’ overhaul takes a leap forward at EARM

THE return to steam of the sole surviving

‘Clan’ project progresses

THE new-build project constructing BR Standard Class 6

Llangollen Railway rides again as railcars prove popular

DEREHAM DUTIES: The Mid-Norfolk Railway has hired Severn

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August 6-8: Bluebell Railway: 60 Plus 1 diamond

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£20,000 grant boosts Derek Crouch return to steam

THE Nene Valley Railway’s (NVR) restoration of Hudswell

Austin No. 1 steals show at Midsomer Norton gala

Kitson 0-6-0ST Austin No. 1 makes its Somerset &

Steam Portfolio

GREAT WESTERN GLINT: ‘Saint’ 4-6-0 No. 2999 Lady

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August 7-8 Apedale Valley Light Railway military trains

Talyllyn submits a £1.3m development bid to NLHF

HAVING secured approval of its Expression of Interest

Full line trains reintroduced on the Ff&WHR

A WELCOME RETURN: Graham Morris’s Kerr, Stuart 0-4-0ST

Seaforth en route from Australia to join Statfold collection

HUNSLET 0-4-2T Seaforth (HE1026/1910) is joining the Statfold

150 years of ‘Quarry Hunslet’ celebrated at Statfold

STATFOLD Barn Railway’s July 10-11 ‘150 Years of

All set for steam haulage on new Astley Green line

LANCASHIRE Mining Museum’s new passenger carrying 2ft gauge

SGLR unlikely to reopen in 2021 following rock fall

STEEPLE Grange Light Railway (SGLR) believes it is

Boiler work agreed for WHR ‘Kalahari’

WORK on the boiler (built by Henschel in

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A rare open day is planned for Stapleford’s private railway

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Wootton Electric Tramway future is now secured

THE 7¼in gauge Wootton Electric Tramway was created

Wythall Miniature Railway’s first SG event

THE 7¼in/5in gauge Wythall Miniature Railway (WMR) is

Kingsway tours launched

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Shipley Glen renews plea for donations

SHIPLEY Glen Tramway in West Yorkshire is steppingup

Funds needed for works car restoration

Blackpool Works car No. 1 pictured in storage

Glasgow tram renovation resumes at Sumerlee

VOLUNTEERS resumed the restoration of Glasgow Coronation Tram

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Note: All subject to Covid-19 restrictions in force

Bluebell Railway accepts its first main line diesel

AFTER more than 60 years of steam-only passenger

Shropshire base to display more Rail Trolley Trust fleet

DEAN FOREST BRUSH TYPE 2 MOVES TO SVR:

Caledonian Railway acquires Dartmoor ‘Thumpers’

THE Caledonian Railway, Brechin, Angus, has taken delivery

West Somerset ‘Teddy Bear’ helps K&ESR

THE Diesel & Electric Preservation Group (DEPG) has

WSR diesel operating dates are revised

KEITH & DUFFTOWN RAILWAY REOPENS: The UK’s most

Darlington’s last-built ‘Tractor’ is all set to join North Road museum collection

‘TEDDY BEAR’ TAKES A TURN ON DFR BRAKE

£10,000 appeal launched to complete vital bodywork repairs on ‘Whistler’ No. 40145

THE Class 40 Preservation Society (CFPS) is appealing

Open day is a success for Llanelli

THE Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway held its

Main line hopes for new Class 315 EMU preservation project

AN experienced group of railwaymen have formed the

South Devon ‘Crompton’ to visit Spa Valley Railway gala

THE ever-popular summer diesel gala takes place at

Classic Traction Portfolio

Operating the first diesel-hauled passenger diagram on the

More seats on Steam Dreams special trains

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It ’s Champion: A ‘Western’ back on the main line!

AFTER a gap of many years, a ‘Western’

Branch Line Society special raises £50,000 for hospice

Left: On day one of the charity railtour,

Changes to Pathfinder’s tour dates and routes

JUST as the last issue had gone to

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ROG to operate Barrow Hill real ale festival shuttles

THE Rail Operations Group (ROG) and Barrow Hill

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Final stages for new-look station serving Coventry

AN £82 million project to improve passenger capacity

Cambrian river bridge is lifted out of flood zone

Black Bridge over the River Dulas, during the

First ever use of plastic sleepers by Network Rail

NETWORK Rail has made its first ever use

£100m scheme could reconnect the East and West Midlands by 2030

A PROPOSAL by Midlands Connect will be taken

Major grant supports Hebden Bridge signal box preservation

A GRANT of £99,600 from the National Lottery

Innovative footbridge design unveiled

AN innovative design of footbridge which could transform

New ticket hall opens as Moorgate goes step-free

A REFURBISHED entrance at Moorgate station which has

Milestone reached as Ashington line transformation gets underway

WORK to reintroduce passenger services between Newcastleupon-Tyne and

Flagging down trains at request stops to cease in Scotland

THE practice at a number of Scotland’s request

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£7.5m Swansea station investment SWANSEA station has received

£26m transformation planned for Sunderland

AN exciting £26m revamp of Sunderland station has

Werrington Junction project track gets tamped

IN preparation for the opening of the Werrington

Victorian canopies repaired

TWO Victorian station canopies on the Manchester-Wigan line

Kenilworth booking office to close in September due to lack of footfall

THE RM understands that the independently operated booking

Midlands to Solent corridor

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Euston station plays host to logistics demonstration

AHEAD of the launch of its first service,

DB Cargo seeks digital solutions for its depots

DB Cargo UK is looking to improve use

Swift gets ready for action

Ex-Greater Anglia Class 321 No. 321334, after unveiling

Tinsley gets daily intermodal

'Our loco' No. 66503 The Railway Magazine is

WERRINGTON CONNECTED:

The dive-under north of Peterborough, being built to

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Autumn start set for Southeastern Class 707s

AUTUMN will see the first Siemens Class 707s

Colas Class 37 named in tribute to ‘Auntie Barbara’

Colas Rail Class 37 No. 37057 Barbara Arbon

EMR begins Class 170 emissions trial

EMR managing director Will Rogers and Rail Minister

Class 66 dual fuel project secures funding

GOVERNMENT funding of almost £400,000 has been secured

CLASS 197 TESTING IN NORTH WALES:

Testing of the first two CAF-built Transport for

Scotrail Class 43 naming first remembers campaigner

ScotRail Class 43 power car, No. 43134 Gordon

Daytime testing for new Merseyrail Class 777 fleet

DAYTIME dynamic testing of seven of Merseyrail’s new

Eversholt agrees hydrogen power partnership

EVERSHOLT Rail has entered into an agreement with

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Pendolino progress AS OF July 6, 24 of

Severn Valley testing for new weed-killing train

MID-JUNE saw the start of almost three weeks

WAGON REPORT

THE construction of 46 new ‘Megabox 75’ open

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Authority granted for Luton DART operation

THE Department for Transport has granted authority to

Metro interior finalised

Tyne & Wear Metro operator Nexus has revealed

London’s Asset Inspection Train cars head to scrapyard

London Underground Asset Inspection Train driving motor car

Timetable and parking boosts for Metrolink

oImprovements to the timetable and park and ride

Stock Update

POOL CODES GBRG GBRf Class 69 Your reports

Explosive training on track

A 5ft 3in gauge training railway has been

Stradbally aims for a reopening in 2022

The Stradbally Woodland Railway’s sole steam locomotive, former

Early Chinese railways focus of Belgian exhibition

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Contracts for new Alpine base tunnel

CONSTRUCTION of the long planned 57.5km tunnel under

Loco haulage and upgraded lines launched in Portugal

Reflected in the river Douro, No. 1461 approaches

South African steam resumes post-Covid

Ex-SAR 19D Class 4-8-2 No. 2685 near Kloof

Electric trains for Tanzania

HYUNDAI Rotem from South Korea has won a

DB’s Škoda-built passenger fleet finally enters traffic

DB No. 102 001 at Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof with

Siemens gains order for large fleet from Amtrak

To be replaced: A northbound train of Amfleet

Former DLR trains are set to be replaced in Germany

CAF has won a €150 million contract from

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CORNWALL TRANSITION FROM STEAM By Jeremy Clements THE

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