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...

LNER GOES FOR GROWTH• Grand Central plans expansion• More services for Bradford ALL CHANGE IN NORTH BUCKS• EWR trials at Winslow• HS2 builds Calver...

ROAD TO RECOVERY• Performance focus• Revenue rising OPEN GOOLE!• Siemens’ new factory• Piccadilly Line trains in build SCOTLAND INVESTS• East Kilbr...

AURORAS ARRIVE• EMR’s fleet upgraded• MML wires energised to Wigston• More services to Lincoln? FREIGHT’S FUTURE?• GBRf’s first Class 99 bi-mode• U...

BACK TO BR?• Public Ownership Bill tabled• Shadow GBR to be set up• What did privatisation do for us? LONDON SPECIAL• New Piccadilly Line trains on...

WESTERN ENTERPRISE• GWR hopes for more wires• Thames Valley recovery plan• Mendips freight improvement LABOUR’S AMBITIONSAct fast and fix things BO...

HELLO EVERO!• Avanti introduces ‘805s’• Bi-modes to North Wales CENTRAL LINE UPGRADE£500m 1992 stock investment VIRGIN PLOTS WEST COAST RETURNOpen ...

FULL SPEED AHEAD!• Networker replacement plans• Kent’s trailblazing alliance• 140mph Javelin cab ride ECML TIMETABLEWhere it all went wrong LABOUR’...

CROSS-COUNTRY’S NEW LOOK• Fleet refurbishment plans• Voyager capacity boostUP FRONT IN A ‘60’• Cab ride through the Chilterns• HS2 deliveries boost...

WEST MIDLANDS BOOMS• New Trains for Cross City Line• Midlands Rail Hub boost• WMT’s Manchester planEAST COAST TIMETABLE TROUBLE• Government backs D...

GOOD NEWS!• GBRf goes for growth• Bi-mode ‘99s’ on the waySIMPLER FARES?Controversial LNER pilot analysedCURZON STREET CONSTRUCTIONBuilding work un...

ALSTOM ON THE BRINK• Assembly ends within weeks• Derby jobs under threatTRANS-PENNINE: MORE FUNDING• £3.9bn signed off• Potential for savings?2024 ...

LNER GOES TRI-MODE■ 10 new CAF InterCity sets■ Replacements for ‘225s’■ Boost for Newport factoryGBR IN LIMBODraft bill but legislation unlikelySCO...

HIGH SPEED GONE!PM axes HS2 NorthOLD OAK COMMON: LONDON SUPERHUB■ Station construction update■ Diversion plan during GW blockadesALL CHANGE AT CROS...

TPE RECOVERY PLANShort-term pain for long-term gainSCOTLAND GOES FOR GROWTH■ Post-Covid passenger surge■ Levenmouth opening next yearWALES AND BORD...

TUBE REVOLUTION• New Piccadilly Line stock on test• First deep tube train with air conLONDON SPECIAL• Elizabeth Line: What next for London’s new ra...

GROWING GREAT WESTERN• Service enhancement plans• Sleeper loco replacement• Battery train optionsWATERLOO CELEBRATES• Terminus marks 175th birthday...

EAST COAST BOOMING!• The secret of LNER’s success• Open access growthFREE SUPPLEMENTEast Coast Digital Programme in focusPOLITICS TRUMPS REALITY?TP...

AVANTI’S ROUTE TO RECOVERYNew MD’s plans for West Coast operatorCELEBRATION SPECIALS!Operators mark Coronation and EurovisionLEVEL BOARDINGAn easy ...

INTER-CITY VISIONCrossCountry’s long-distance focusGREEN MACHNEROG’s tri-mode Class 93 on testTfW ‘230’ ENTERS SERVICEVivarail units on Borderlands...

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...