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.
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The East Coast Main Line Power Supply Upgrade is to power forward into its second phase to enhance the East Coast network, bolstered by a £216.2m contract award for the Rail Electrification Alliance.
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Network Rail and Highways England publish joint document to improve development of parkway stations and help communities access the places most important to them.
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Rail bosses have been told to do more to crack down on graffiti on the UK rail network. Here’s this week’s round-up.
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This week, Grand Central scraps plans for a North West route between Blackpool and London due to COVID-19. Plus, a report into the Stonehaven derailment raises questions over the UK railway’s response to climate change.
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Construction work on HS2 officially begins today, with 22,000 jobs expected to be created over the next few years. But there is some opposition.
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Crossrail is delayed delayed again, at an extra cost of £450m. Plus, a Llangennech diesel train bursts into flames in South Wales.
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Here are a selection of World War II advertisements that appeared in The Railway Magazine in 1940.
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