Issue 249

Issue 249 OUT NOW! 

Miracle at HRA Awards! Success on Polar Express! Tornado on track for 2019! This issue of Heritage Railway magazine has got the lot!  

As ever, this month’s issue of Heritage Railway magazine is packed with the best features on our vintage railways, our Railwayana column, up and running guides, and much more! 

If you’d like to read December’s HR, then you can cut to the chase and download the digital version, order the print magazine, or better yet save those pennies and subscribe to Heritage Railway. Here’s what to expect this month… 

STRANGERS AT HOLBECK 

Gavin Morrison illustrates the variety of engines seen on Holbeck shed in its last few years of operation. 

REMEMBER THE FALLEN 

Gareth Evans reports on how the UK’s heritage railway sector marked the centenary of the end of the First World War – from respecting the two-minute silence to dedicated services of remembrance. 

SHILDON’S RISING STAR 

Mark Smithers pays a visit to the Timothy Hackworth Industrial Estate in Shildon to see a future star of the heritage railway movement taking shape. 

FLYING SCOTSMAN 

Flying Scotsman nameplate sale sets new world record 

PLUS! All the main line news, your headlines, Platform shows off your views and check out our guide to railways running this season! 

Heritage Railway magazine is on sale in UK newsagents and supermarkets, and you can buy the current issue in digital and paper formats here! 

You can also buy stacks of back issues of HR, but it’s cheaper to subscribe. Subscribers save money, get their copies delivered to their doorstep and never miss an issue!