Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 5
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Features
Railway 200 Then and Now: Electrification's tale of Volk and volts
Parallel's from the past in our present: Our first extract from Bradley’s Railway Guide: A Journey Through Two Centuries of British Railway History 1825-2025.
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News
Obituary: Renowned railway photographer Les Nixon dies aged 88
Photographer who contributed to RAIL since its inception in 1981 passed away in February.
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News
Teen arrested after ball bearings allegedly fired at trains at Cambridge North
There have been more than 20 attacks on Greater Anglia trains in recent weeks.
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Features
Euston is a work in progress that doesn't stop
It got the go-ahead late last year to resume turning London Euston into the southern terminus of HS2. But, as Chris Howe discovers, the work never stopped…
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Fleet
DB Cargo's full Class 66/6 conversions identified as programme is expanded
The programme to re-gear some Class 66/0s has been expanded to 15 locomotives.
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News
First passenger train covers East West Rail as'196' tests also get under way
A charter train has run along EWR which is due to open to regular traffic later this year.
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Fleet
Colas confirms intention to reduce use of Class 56s during 2025
Freight operator owns a handful of Class 56s and leases others from Beacon Rail.
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Features
What caused the Moorgate Tube crash of 1975?
Fifty years ago, 43 people lost their lives in the Moorgate Tube crash. Mike Lewis was at the station that morning, and vividly remembers the scenes.
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Features
How can HS2 be made to work now?
HS2's long-term aim and short-term mission: Stuart Porter revisits requirements for HS2, to examine how to make optimum use of train paths.
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News
Chiltern Railways team inspects former TransPennine Express Mk 5s
Operator is looking to replace its Mk 3 stock.