Railways Illustrated Magazine

This week, it has been revealed the cost of HS2 could rise by an extra £800 million due to “more significant challenges than anticipated.”

The Government has awarded a new contract to Arriva CrossCountry to continue running train services until October 2023.

Network Rail has joined a campaign to highlight abuse suffered by customer-facing workers.

We’ve teamed up with one of the UK’s leading railway artist James Green GRA to offer you an outstanding prize worth £330!

We’ve teamed up with one of the UK’s leading railway artist James Green GRA to offer you an outstanding prize worth £330!

This week, new figures reveal the true impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the UK railway, as passenger numbers fall to the lowest since the 1850s.

The number of passengers using the UK’s railway has fallen to its lowest levels in around 170 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Each issue of Railways Illustrated offers a comprehensive round-up of the latest news and topical events from the UK across the present-day railway, including heritage traction in operation on the main lines.