Explore the latest from Modern Railways Magazine

Enjoy the latest news, in-depth features and much more, all from your favourite monthly modern railway magazine.

Feature Premium

GBRf PROMOTES DAY

GB RAILFREIGHT has appointed Liam Day as its Commercial Director....

Government takes over Northern operation

THE GOVERNMENT’S Operator of Last Resort function took over...

Government takes over Northern operation

The Government’s Operator of Last Resort function took over the Northern franchise from Arriva on Sunday 1 March.

‘710s’ debut on West Anglia

Class 710s have entered passenger service on London Overground’s West Anglia services from Liverpool Street to Chingford, Cheshunt and Enfield Town.

HEx previews ‘387s’

Heathrow Express has released images of the Class 387s which it will introduce this summer to replace its current Class 332s.

Feature Premium

Modern Railways March 2020

The full issue in page-turning format

Hitachi takes top spots

Paragon of virtue? There’s a new table topper this month ...

Feature Premium

Shortforming

AT GREAT Western Railway there is an internal social media platform...

Feature Premium

CAF builds for the UK

PHILIP SHERRATT visited CAF’s factory at Newport ahead of its...

Feature Premium

NETWORK RAIL’S R&D PROGRAMME

Network Rail has a significant research and development budget...

Feature Premium

TfW Mk 4s makes North Wales debut

MK 4 coaches ventured into Wales for the first time on 28 January,...

Feature Premium

SHAPPS STAYS AFTER RESHUFFLE

FOLLOWING A cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Boris Johnson,...

Feature Premium

Serco to test Merseyrail ‘777s’

STADLER HAS awarded Serco Rail Technical Services a contract...

Feature Premium

CALLING ALL INNOVATORS!

ARE YOU and your colleagues coming up with bright ideas that...

Closures confirmed for Island line upgrade

TWO MAJOR blockades will take place to enable upgrading of the...

NEW EDITOR FOR MODERN RAILWAYS

JAMES ABBOTT will be retiring as Editor of Modern Railways after...

Time for timber trucks to give way to trains

Rail Freight Group Given the importance of timber to the...

DELTIC ECHOES

Like days gone by: King’s Cross hosted an array of ballast...

Feature Premium

Yes, Transport Minister

In appreciation of the great sitcom of a similar name, and with...

Feature Premium

Gamekeeper now poacher

‘IN A bold new step forward, Members of Parliament met… to...

Feature Premium

CREATING THE Right Time Railway

DAVID HORNE worked for South West Trains at the time of the introduction...

Feature Premium

LIGHT RAIL BEST FOR BLACKPOOL

Retired railway manager ALEX GREEN advocates conversion of the...

Feature Premium

LNER to retain IC225s

LNER IS to retain its Class 91/ Mk 4 InterCity 225 electric sets...

Feature Premium

Merriman is new TransCom chair

BEXHILL AND Battle MP Huw Merriman has been elected as Chair...

Feature Premium

3Squared backs STEM event

TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 3Squared is supporting the Rail Human Library...

Alan Williams

At the end of January, everything supposedly changed. No, not...

Stadler wins Tyne & Wear Metro order

STADLER WILL build a new fleet of 42 trains for the Tyne & Wear...

NEWHAVEN MARINE PROPOSED FOR CLOSURE

Up for closure: this is Newhaven Marine station on 12 September...

Productive times for W. H. Davis

THE WORKSHOPS of W. H. Davis in Langwith Junction, Shirebrook,...

Feature Premium

Digital ticketing on the rise

But tangerine tickets still popular The rise of digital...