The Railway Magazine

The Railway Magazine has been published since 1897 and is now the UK's best-selling general interest rail title. Every month, The RM provides enthusiasts and professionals with authoritative and informed news coverage of the following:<br><br> - Network Rail and the train operating companies<br>- Locomotives, multiple units, carriages and wagons<br>- Steam, heritage and the preservation world, inc narrow gauge<br>- Metro and underground systems<br>- In addition, the magazine carries frequent items of overseas interest.<br><br>The Railway Magazine is also renowned for its wide-ranging and innovative feature coverage, encompassing up-to-the-minute developments as well as historical, nostalgic and foreign subjects. The magazine is also renowned for its award-winning photographic content.

The Railway Magazine

An honorary enthusiast!

By Royal appointment • Railways and train travel were an integral part of Queen Elizabeth II’s life throughout her 70-year reign – from trips on the Royal Train to official visits, namings and openings. Karen Richardson and Paul Bickerdyke look back over the highlights as recorded in the pages of The Railway Magazine.

Portraits of Her Majesty • The Queen attended many rail-related events during her long reign – including namings, openings and even cab rides – and the following is just a small selection.

A Baker’s Dozen THE ROYAL TRAIN • John Baker delves into The RM archive and picks out a selection of Royal Train workings covering the Queen’s reign.

WORTHY OF HER NAME • John Heaton FCILT looks at performance on this year’s newly-opened Elizabeth Line, finding a slick operation with much to be admired.

Railway steps up to support mourners for the Queen • Additional trains scheduled and hired, and main termini remained open overnight for passengers travelling to pay respects to the late monarch.

‘Jubilee’ renamed to mark Falklands war anniversary

NR power cars complete ETCS tests • Type testing successful for East Coast Main Line digital signalling project.

Closures planned to help East Anglian bridge upgrades

Ryde pier to close for repairs

SIDELINES

SIDELINES

New trains for Britain on show at Berlin’s Innotrans • Biennial event gives chance to see new stock bound for Wales and Merseyside.

University and new rail test centre join forces

Union Pacific stages rare line-up ahead of moves

No easy fix to rail’s challenges • Union disputes continue, the gap between revenues and costs looks set to widen, and anger builds at proposed ticket office closures.

SIDELINES

Interchange project expected to support 1000 jobs • HS2 station at Solihull heralded as ‘transformational for the Midlands’.

Tunnel’s first cross-passages completed

CHALKING-UP PROGRESS

10 MINUTES 10 QUESTIONS • In the first of a new series of ‘quick-fire’ interviews, Steven Knight puts Rail Operations Group’s Neil Bennett under the spotlight.

Railways in Parliament

That Friday feeling • With Avanti running a reduced timetable, Locomotive Services has introduced an additional ‘Friday Charter’ from Crewe to Euston and back to Manchester that includes a nonstop run up to London, as John Heaton FCILT describes.

FROM THE RM AUGUST 1986

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