Modern Railway Shop

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

HOW RELIABLE IS YOUR TRAIN?Find out in our Traction and Rolling Stock 2025 special BRITAIN’S BEST FLEETS REVEALED• Greater Anglia ‘745s’• TPE Class...

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...

Canals and Railways of Wiltshire A network of inland waterways criss-cross the length and breadth of the country. Constructed in the late 18th cent...

Railways of Central Scotland: 40 Years of Change The last 40 years have witnessed wholesale upheaval in terms of motive power, rolling stock and in...

AC Electrics: 86, 87, 90 and DVTs Built in 1965–66, the 100 Class 86 electric locomotives worked passenger and freight trains on the newly electrif...

AC Electrics: 91, 92 and DVTs Following the electrification of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh, 31 Class ...

Classes 20-27 Britain's Railways Series; By far the most reliable of the many types of early British Railways diesel locomotives, the Class 20s (or...