May’s edition of The Railway Magazine is not to be missed.

Christopher Westcott looks back over the complicated history of London Underground’s District Line, which is celebrating 150 years of operation.

HS2 unveiled! Azumas start work! Crowds flock to Crewe! The latest issue of Rail Express is packed with modern traction news, nostalgia and modelling.

TRANSLINK has been granted planning permission for a new £208 million multi-modal transport hub in Belfast.

UK loco builder supplies 
new shunter for steelworks.

Railway Preservation Society of Ireland’s ‘West Awake Railtour’ featured the first use of two 071 Class locomotives.

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram are calling for Northern Rail to be stripped of its franchise, accusing it of “consistently failing”.

Southern Legacy! The ‘Silver Queens’! Long Rock Open Day! The latest issue of Rail Express is packed with modern traction news, nostalgia and modelling.

A prominent feature of the privatised railway is the rich variety of liveries and colours applied by individual train operators, often at great expense, to its rolling stock.