LNER Class A4 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley at SVR
LNER Class A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley has been confirmed as the third guest locomotive at the Severn Valley Railway’s Spring Steam Gala between 21st and 24th April. Its potential appearance at the SVR’s first major event of 2022 has been the subject of much recent speculation and debate, and the news comes as a real coup […]
Plaque missing for 20 years returns to station after railway retiree finds it on eBay
A plaque missing since 1998 has returned to Manchester Piccadilly station thanks to a retired train driver. Photo: Network Rail The Manchester & Birmingham Railway plaque was installed at the newly built Manchester Piccadilly station in the mid-1960s. It was a replica of the 1839 original. The plaque was removed in 1998 during station upgrades, […]
January 2026 | The Railway Magazine
The Railway Magazine provides the latest news, Steam & Heritage, modern traction and reviews and our brand-new January issue is out now! The view from the top Network Rail’s outgoing and incoming chief executive officers talk to Phil Marsh about Privatisation errors and how Great British Railways intends to rectify those mistakes. A Northern icon Robin […]
North Norfolk Railway Review – RailwayBlogger
I recently visited the North Norfolk Railway with some railway friends. I hadn’t been to this heritage railway since the early 1970s although I always follow its progress in the media. History of the NNR As many will already know the North Norfolk Railway, also known as the Poppy Line, operates between Sheringham and the […]
Why does snowfall prevent rail services from running?
With parts of the country waking to snow outside their windows this morning, you may be wondering how a little bit of snow can cause so much commuting chaos. Let’s look at how trains cope in snowy conditions, and what happens when they don’t. iStock.com/Pradeep Thomas Thundiyil Many rail commuters and travellers often ask the […]
Rail services suspended as Storm Goretti hits
Tens of thousands of Britons across the country are experiencing widespread power cuts, travel disruption and school closures as Storm Goretti wreaks havoc. It brought 99mph winds and a rare red warning by the Met Office for “dangerous, stormy” winds in the South West. More than 43,000 properties were without power in the South West […]