Steam Railway

Steam Railway magazine is the fastest growing Steam magazine and is the ultimate celebration of the world of steam. Each issue contains the latest steam news via a variety of informative and probing features together with historical and archive material, whether it's happening on the main line or on preserved railways. We also bring you fascinating features exploring the past, present and future of our railway scene, all backed by stunning photography and incisive comment and analysis. No railway magazine gets to the heart of a story like Steam Railway. Steam Railway magazine is the only magazine you'll want to keep and refer back to again and again. Whether you’re looking for the latest digital edition or a monthly subscription to keep you in the know, Steam Railway is the ideal magazine for you.

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Steam Railway

MADE IN DARLINGTON • How do you celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway? By building a replica of the inaugural train – complete with replica chaldron waggons and the coach Experiment. But updating 1820s technology and design for 2020s standards is no mean feat.

Royal Scot in, Bittern out in Margate museum swap

NRM signs Flying Scotsman custodian agreement

Steam to return to Keith & Dufftown in 2025

New Year’s honours for founder of Princess Royal Class trust Brell Ewart

Shortlist unveiled for biggest-ever HRA awards

Heritage lines recognised in National Rail Heritage Awards

34081 becomes ‘Spam Can’ number two at East Lancs

‘GlosWarks’ gets a ‘Grange’ – new GWSR home for 6880

First driving wheels cast for GCR new-build 567

Better late than never – Betton Grange makes its Battlefield debut

Great Central goes Great Western for winter gala

Severn Valley plans ‘bold’ organisational restructure

North Norfolk plots new governance model

North Norfolk sets out its stall for 50th anniversary

Kent & East Sussex names new chairman

New boilers for L&B Manning, Wardles get the green light

Welshpool ‘Zillertal’ returns to Austria after five years

Talyllyn’s ‘Douglas’ is a model guest at Birmingham festival

Brecon Mountain reopens after 4,000-tonne landslip

Slieve Gullion moves to Republic for running-in

Harland & Wolff carriage underframe lands at Downpatrick

Railways count the toll of Storm Darragh

Hawksworth pannier 9466 withdrawn

Ffestiniog to overhaul slate museum Hunslet Una

‘Austerity’ Fred returns to steam after 46 years

Bristol Harbour Peckett Henbury for South Devon gala

Two new locomotives join North Tyneside collection

Ecclesbourne homecoming for Hudswell, Clarke ‘Cathryn’

COUNTING THE PENNIES • 2025 A YEAR IN WHICH WE MUST ALL SUPPORT OUR RAILWAYS LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF PRESERVATION • HERITAGE RAILWAY ASSOCIATION CHIEF EXEC STEVE OATES TACKLES STEAM’S BURNING ISSUES

Model Shop • Model Rail magazine’s editor rounds up the latest modelling news

Collectors’ Corner • Railwayana gems to pique any collector’s interest – David scours the classifieds so you don’t have to...

The Roster • Overhauls, restorations and running notes

‘Scotsman’ comeback confirmed… but no main line plans yet • EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S MAIN LINE CHARTER SCENE

Gallery • The best in steam photography

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WHERE NEXT? FOR HERITAGE RAILWAYS • Now more than ever, the Heritage Railway Association is at the centre of the sector after a tumultuous period for railway preservation. Its chief executive STEVE OATES shares his thoughts on what the next five years are likely to hold.

New-Builds IN FOCUS • In the...