Modern Railways

In-depth Railway News

Essential reading for professionals in the railway industry as well as individuals with a general interest in the state and developments of the British railway network.

Sign up to the Newsletter

Issue Cover

Modern Railways Latest Issue

Read the full issue in PDF format or dip into our reformatted online features at your leisure. 

Read Issue Watch Podcast

Latest from Modern Railways

Feature Premium

HEPWORTH LAUNCHES MOULDINGS

HEPWORTH GROUP has launched a new mouldings division, offering...

Feature Premium

KNOWLES MOVES TO HECTOR

GB RAILFREIGHT chief operating officer David Knowles is to join...

Feature Premium

WIRING PROGRESS

Dan Harvey

Crossrail Update Spring 2017 will be remembered as a time of...

Dan Harvey

SEWER STRUGGLES CAUSED GOBLIN DELAYS

DELAYS IN mast designs and breaches of two sewers are among the...

Low Moor and Ilkeston stations open

NEW STATIONS at Low Moor in West Yorkshire and Ilkeston in Derbyshire...

RAIL SHOULD WISE UP TO AIR QUALITY CONCERNS

Rail Freight Group Air quality is never far from the press at...

OHLE PARTS SUPPLY SYSTEM CUTS

Tony Miles

WASTE UNIPART RAIL and VolkerRail have opened a third overhead...

Tony Miles
Feature Premium

METROLINK AT 25

Tony Miles

As Manchester’s light rail network reaches a quarter-century...

Tony Miles
Feature Premium

Forum

We welcome letters for ‘Forum’. Please send them, ideally...

Feature Premium

SUPPLIER AWARD FOR UNIPART

In Business UNIPART RAIL has received a supplier recognition...

Upcoming Events

Railway Innovation Awards

Event Date:

Founded in 1998, the Awards are the annual event at which everybody keen on seeing innovation in the railway sector meets up to discuss and celebrate the brightest ideas in the industry.

In partnership with the Railway Industry Association
Sponsored by Porterbrook and Resonate

Public Transport in the North of England

Event Date:

Our established conference on Rail in the North of England expands this year into a two-day event, focusing on rail on the first day and buses on the second day.

Sponsored by Porterbrook, Resonate, Hexagon and Alexander Dennis

Golden Spanner Awards

Event Date:

The Golden Spanners is an annual event at which all those interested in railway rolling stock meet to discuss best practice and celebrate excellence in train maintenance.

Sponsored by Houghton International, Hexagon, Porterbrook and Resonate

There are no upcoming events