Modern Railways Magazine

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...