April 2023

Britain’s best-selling rail title - published continuously since 1897, it commands the respect of professionals and enthusiasts alike.

In this issue The Railway Magazine:

The bad, the ugly and the good
The many miles of line closures were bad, the sweeping changes to a long-established way of life were ugly, but did Dr Richard Beeching’s report of 60 years ago in fact sow the seeds for what’s good in the current railway age? Mike Jones investigates.

The Doctor’s last dozen
Graeme Pickering tells the story of the final 12 passenger lines closed due to Beeching’s 1963 report, the official end of the very last one coming some 40 years later!

Trains of the desert
Saudi Arabia is investing in its railway network with modern passenger trains and the first high speed rail line in the Middle East.

Plus much more!