A list of all available back issues of RAIL EAST can be found [here] — but can you help us fill the gaps (28 of the first 101, dating from 1972-1998, are missing)? if so, please contact us (see bottom of page).
Next issue (212) to be published in November 2026 - still being prepared.
A variety of topics
- Railfuture's exclusive visit to Greater Anglia's Crown Point depot in Norwich
- Great Northern service meltdown — guest writer: Mark Collins from the Fen Line Users Association (FLUA)
- Details of the Railfuture East Anglia branch meeting in Cambridge on 28 November 2026 with guest speaker Stuart Ratcliffe-Jones, Head of External Communications from East West Rail
- A detailed look at how the railway coped when a train brought down the overhead lines near Cambridge station on 3 July 2026
- Cambridge South station: how it was promoted by Greater Anglia to local staff — guest writer: Scott Dolling of Greater Anglia
- Cambridge Transport Strategy — guest writer: Councillor Katie Thornburrow
- East West Rail: the case for starting the eastern end much sooner
- Keeping the existing Waterbeach station open: "calling the GCP's bluff" — guest writer: Waterbeach councillor, James Dennison
- Part two of a look at on the European mainland (and a visit to InnoTrans in Berlin) thanks to Interrail
- Sizewell C rail works to enable construction materials to be brought in by rail
- Freight and climate change.
Recent issues of RAIL EAST - click on the cover to view the PDF
Where a production problem originally occurred, the back issues on the website have the corrected issue number and date. Issue '123 June 2004' had been mistitled as '122', '126 January 2005' was '122 January 2004' and '127 May 2005' was '127 May 2004'.
Please see Newsletters for RAIL EAST highlights with descriptions of the content of each issue, click FULL LIST for a link to ecery issue available online and Snippets for the East Anglia branch news e-bulletins dating back to 1999.
We are looking for copies of early issues (almost every issue from the first in 1972 up to early 1986, one from 1987/88/89/91/98. Everything from 102 is online). If you have any please get in touch - see RAIL EAST back page.