Modern Railways Magazine

Published for over 50 years, Modern Railways has earned its reputation in the industry as an established and highly respected railway journal. It i...

Published for over 50 years, Modern Railways has earned its reputation in the industry as an established and highly respected railway journal. It i...

COST CRUNCH BITES• HS2 ‘rephased’• MML wiring at risk• Three more fleets axedEASTERN PROMISE• GA goes for growth• Award winning performance• c2c aw...

KNIVES OUT FOR HS2• No eastern leg at all?• But the Chancellor backs Euston100 MILLION JOURNEYSElizabeth Line successREFORM OR DECLINEHarper backs ...

TRANS-PENNINE UPGRADE RAMPS UP• Transforming the Manchester to York route• Benefits from mid-2020sIS GBR DEAD?Is political indecision holding back ...

GRAND UNION GO-AHEAD• Great Western open access plan• GWR plots competing Carmarthen serviceLIVERPOOL STREET REDEVELOPMENT£1.5bn private sector pla...

CAPITAL INVESTMENT• New Piccadilly trains• Elizabeth Line success• Sub-surface re-signallingWHAT NEXT FOR AGEING FLEETS?• GWR plots DMU replacement...

WHAT NEXT?• GBR legislation on hold• Electrification plans scaled backSEVERN VALLEY SPLENDOURPictures from our anniversary HST railtourSCOTLAND STR...

EMR’s ROAD TO RECOVERY• Improving performance• Leisure market boomingCROSSCOUNTRY HSTs AT 40More diagrams from May 2023£1.2bn FOR TFL…but strings a...

TRANS-PENNINE COST SHOCK• £9bn for 76-mile project• Most expensive upgrade ever?WALES & BORDERS SPECIAL• CAF to export from Newport• New trains...

GREAT WESTERN GOING GREEN• Decarbonisation plans• Greenford battery trial• New locos for the Sleeper?ELECTRIFICATION HOPE?• Drive for efficiencies ...

SOUTHEASTERN SUNRISE• Investing in infrastructure• Upgrading the fleetPRIDE IN OUR RAILWAYSixteen-page special report on LGBT+ representation in ra...

FREE DOUBLE-SIDED MAP - SCOTLAND'S RAILWAYLONDON SPECIAL: CROSSRAIL OPEN AT LAST!Plus: More space at Bank; new Piccadilly Line trainsFIRST LOOKNew ...

FREE CROSSRAIL SUPPLEMENT WESSEX LEADS THE WAY• Pandemic prompts more blockades• Longer line closures cut delaysHEART OF WALES HSTTourist service p...

EAST WEST RAIL FORGES AHEADOxford to Milton Keynes by 2025; will it ever be electrified?PLATFORM TO PARLIAMENTEx-railwayman MP Chris Loder: ‘We nee...

REALITY CHECK Why integrated rail plan might work WEST COAST INVESTMENT Euston and Crewe gear up for HS2 TRI-MODES FOR TRANSPENNINE? New locos so...

FINAL SPRINT Can West Midlands deliver for Commonwealth Games? ‘TESCO TRAINS’ Anglo-Scottish freight boom NEW HS2 TRAINS Do claimed benefits stac...

UNITED IN ANGER North and South feel the pinch TRANS-PENNINE PROMISES BROKEN Integrated Rail Plan disappoints ‘MANAGED DECLINE’ AT TfL? Mayor and...

CAPITAL GAINS • Overground to Barking Riverside • Elizabeth Line opening nears • New Piccadilly Line trains RAIL PLAYS ITS PART AT COP26 • Climate...

SOUTHEASTERN’S MISSING MILLIONS • State control again after undeclared £25m • DfT probe overshadows City Beam ‘707’ launch FREE SUPPLEMENT HS2 rep...

GREENER AND BETTER Free 32-page decarbonisation supplement EAST MIDLANDS EXPECTS • EMR upgrades its fleets • Wires beyond Kettering? NEW EDINBURG...

EXPANDING THE NETWORK • Fawley branch reopening • Abbey line enhancement • Very Light Rail potential HIGHLAND EXPLORER ScotRail launches ‘153s’ N...

LNER’S NEW TIMETABLE • Cleethorpes and Middlesbrough direct • Anglo-Scottish acceleration • May 2022 plans analysed HS2 SUPPLEMENT 16-page special...

WESTERN PROMISE • Dawlish resilience • Oxford remodelling • GWR targets growth • Bristol rail regeneration HITACHI CRACKS CRISIS Inquiry launched ...