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.

Rail should be at the forefront of Prime Minister’s decarbonisation plans

Safety ‘hot potato’

Good riddance 2020

The Railway Magazine

RAIB highlights Network Rail safety concerns over Margam fatalities

More support for digital signalling

Railways remember the fallen

First Vivarail Class 484 arrives on Isle of Wight

‘Future at risk’: Stark message from Eurostar and HS1 CEOs

Northern Powerhouse Rail ‘transformation’ plans handed to Government

PM Johnson’s ‘Ten Point Plan’ disappointing

RMT leader Mick Cash steps down

Leicestershire bridge ‘most hit’ in Britain

THE TOP TEN MOST STRUCK RAILWAY BRIDGES IN BRITAIN 2019/20

Stonehaven reopens - fund tops £142,000

Will ‘Amtrak Joe’ be good for US rail?

Harsh criticism for DfT over ERMA delays

No service or staff cuts planned – for the moment

Retailers hampered by port congestion

Pure fluke – metro train saved by whale tail

Transport for London gets a further Government subsidy

DfT prepares for Direct Awards

SIDELINES

East-West rolling stock procurement gets underway

OBITURARIES

HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN

Paxman’s diesel engine factory closes

TOCs reduce some services in November

Bank Holiday engineering to disrupt WCML in 2021

IT’S AS EASY AS... 1, 2, 3 • Train operator TransPennine Express has completed the introduction of three new types of train, a pledge made when it retained its franchise. John Heaton FCILT samples them.

THE MIDDLETON RAILWAY ALWAYS A LEADER • In 2020, the Middleton Railway commemorated its pioneering role in the establishment of railway preservation back in the 1960s. Oliver Edwards looks at the history of the railway, its rolling stock and its future.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: IAN SMITH – VICE PRESIDENT, MIDDLETON RAILWAY TRUST

Driving through the changes on the ECML PART 3 • In this final instalment, covering more than 40 years as a train driver on the East Coast Main Line, Newcastle-based Mick Ingledew tells Fraser Pithie about the period from National Express to LNER and the introduction of the ‘Azuma’ trains.

A driver’s view of ECML modern traction • During his 42 years on the footplate, Mick Ingledew has driven most classes of modern traction. In class order, here are his top five locos – and his most loathed.

Destination Bala! • The narrow gauge Bala Lake Railway in Mid-Wales has long held an ambition to extend its services from its current terminus into the heart of Bala town itself. This goal is now within touching distance as Gary Boyd-Hope discovered.

A BRIEF GHOSTLY ENCOUNTER… • The RM’s annual spooky story comes from the pen of Russell P Carrof

CENTENARY OF UNKNOWN WARRIOR’S LAST JOURNEY • Last month marked the centenary of the return of the body of the Unknown Warrior, who is buried in Westminster Abbey. Keith Fender tells...