Join The Railway Magazine here with questions and answers and general chat about steam through to modern rail developments..! Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:18:50 +0000 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:18:50 +0000 National Preservation https://www.national-preservation.com/forums/the-railway-magazine.48/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:50:08 +0000 https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/november-2023-issue-of-the-railway-magazine.1423198/ https://www.national-preservation.com/threads/november-2023-issue-of-the-railway-magazine.1423198/ invalid@example.com (GarethAtMortons) GarethAtMortons
▪ ‘08’ goes electric
The ‘08e’ is a battery-powered version of the classic standard shunter by Positive Traction, as Paul Bickerdyke reports.

▪ The unstoppable ‘Gronks’
Class 08s are now in their eighth decade of use. Mel Thorley shares some little known facts about them.

▪ The need for flexibility
Gareth Evans talks to Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway chairman Steve Clews about current and future challenges.

▪ Practice & Performance...

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*The best laid schemes...

After being postponed twice due to Covid-19, the much-anticipated four-day GBRf charity tour finally got underway in September, only to be hit by a mystery bug on board, as John Heaton FCILT reports.

* Steam down under

Nick Hodges reports on the six-day ‘Southern Steam Spectacular’ tour that ran in the Australian state of Victoria in May.

* A ‘37’ at 60

One of the oldest Class 37s has just celebrated its 60th...

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*Didcot Railway Centre – how it all began

A letter in the August 1961 issue of The Railway Magazine appealing to save an ex-GWR ‘14XX’ 0-4-2T locomotive proved to be the catalyst to creating Didcot Railway Centre. Chris Milner shares some of the early founders’ memories and looks at some of their achievements.

*Depot visit: Central Rivers

The ‘Voyager’ fleet operated by @ Cross Country and Avanti West Coast has clocked up almost 400...

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*Part 1 of our interview with Mark Hopwood - 'From enthusiast to managing director';

*Phil Marsh visits an HS2 protest camp & gains a revealing insight;

*Locomotive spotlight: Class 58s worked a fair few passenger trains during their 18 years in service;

*British Locos Overseas: the fascinating tale of how Britain supplied locomotives to Cuba; and

*Farewell to HSTs on the Midland Main Line.

...Plus all the regular news, photo galleries...

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It’s a case of continuity, history and evolution for Britain’s oldest trackside journal, The Railway Magazine, as it nears its 125th anniversary with a wealth of experience and a new-look team.
The magazine, which began publication in 1897, continues its mission to report on the current railways scene as well as reflecting on its history as the UK’s magazine of railway...

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I hope it's of interest,

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