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Railwatch Back Issues

Railwatch Issue 185 (October 2025) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Christian Wolmar on SUV danger; Ian Brown on light rail; Portrush to Bristol Published in October 2025 Price £3.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW185 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 184 (July 2025) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Proposed new Liverpool-Manchester railway; let's be friendly to families on train; Wolmar's Chinese railway experience Published in June 2025 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW184 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 183 (April 2025) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Portishead reopening receives funding but waits for business case sign-off; level boarding campaign Published in March 2025 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW183 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 182 (December 2024) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Net zero boxes galore for rail freight; Metro may help Wales bounce back; Berlin Innotrans Published in December 2024 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW182 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 181 (October 2024) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Volunteer army adds value to railway; Level up rail to improve access; Battle to rescue Portishead's railway Published in October 2024 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW181 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 180 (July 2024) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Skyhigh hopes for Leven's new railway; Will election give railways a clear road?; Rail ticket purchase minefield Published in July 2024 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW180 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 179 (April 2024) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. East Lintin: Scotland shows the way; Fare offers and dodgy deals; An ideal time to invest wisely in our railway Published in April 2024 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW179 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 178 (December 2023) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. HS2 cut will cost fortune to correct; WCML freight depot; South Wales tram-train and new stations Published in December 2023 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW178 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 177 (October 2023) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Making sure rail has a rosy future; unacceptable ticket office closure proposals Published in October 2023 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW177 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 176 (July 2023) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Learning lessons from foreign railways; family-friendly trains; digital exclusion and the digital divide Published in July 2023 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW176 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 175 (March 2023) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Railfuture's New Geography for East Anglia study; Tram-trains are the way to go; GBR still in the waiting room Published in March 2023 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW175 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 174 (December 2022) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. How to pass the exam on rail tickets; How secure do women feel on Britain's trains?; Open access passenger operation in Britain Published in December 2022 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW174 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 173 (October 2022) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. London loves its new east west railway; Can Eurostar soar or will it shrink?; train and ferry from Athens to London Published in October 2022 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW173 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 172 (July 2022) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Reston station opens; South Wales and Midland Mainline electrification; 50 years of Interrail Published in July 2022 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW172 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 171 (March 2022) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Tangible progress on returning trains to Blyth; IRP is a vote of confidence; Soham back on the rail map Published in March 2022 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW171 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 170 (December 2021) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Overcrowding returns to post-Covid rail; Trains are stars of COP26; Electrify North Wales line says Union Connectivity Review Published in December 2021 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW170 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 169 (October 2021) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Lumo challenge to airlines; 40-year story of S&C success; Dawn of a new age for disabled passengers? Published in October 2021 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW169 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 168 (July 2021) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Sun sets on franchising; is it a worldwide age of the train? tram-train review; train comfort Published in July 2021 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW168 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 167 (April 2021) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Radical railway for Wales; 'What are railways for?' - it's ESE; Northern sets pace on tackling accessibility Published in April 2021 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW167 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 166 (December 2020) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Glasgow Queen Street rebuilt; impact of COVID-19 on the railway; linking Kettering and Corby with Peterborough Published in December 2020 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW166 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 165 (October 2020) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. PM's seal of apprvoal for HS2; challenge to attract passengers back after COVID-19; LNER's MD writes for Railwatch; rail transport for new towns Published in October 2020 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW165 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 164 (July 2020) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Focus on Scotland; ScotRail's MD writes for Railwatch; Scotland's Far North Line; Access for All Victory Published in July 2020 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW164 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 163 (April 2020) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Pinchpoint in Manchester; rail replacement bus deficiences; 42 steps hindering Walkden station; tribute ot Ron Cotton Published in April 2020 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW163 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 162 (December 2019) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Roaming North East with a rover; Railfuture's Annual National Conference; accessibility issues; Oxford-Cowley reopening campaign Published in December 2019 Price £2.00 (RRP £3.00) Item code: RW162 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 161 (October 2019) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Making rail accessible; rail can help rescue us from climate emergency; Levenmouth to reopen; promoting St Andrews reopening campaign Published in October 2019 Price £2.00 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW161 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 160 (July 2019) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Profile of Greta Thunberg; rail is a winner in the environmental stakes; joys (and pitfalls) of family travel by rail; integrated rail-air ticketing Published in July 2019 Price £2.00 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW160 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 159 (April 2019) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. New challenges for Welsh franchise; Sun is rising East West Rail plans; go Dutch with Eurostar; where else can tram-trains go? Published in April 2019 Price £2.00 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW159 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 158 (December 2018) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Britain's first Tram-Train arrives at last; Railfuture's 'elevator pitch'; government's latest Rail Review; pace of change speeds up in Wales Published in December 2018 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW158 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 157 (October 2018) 24-page all-colour glossy magazine. Scottish Transport Fund to pay for St Andrews rail study; engaging the next generation; rail industry must recognise that passengers come first Published in October 2018 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW157 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 156 (July 2018) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Train travel is tough with a buggy; fares and ticketing up for review; Scotland 'will get the best' from its railway Published in July 2018 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW156 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 155 (March 2018) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. New 'vision' for railway of the future; future threats and opportunities; electric future is the best way for railways Published in March 2018 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW155 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 154 (December 2017) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Campaigners call for accessible stations; Sun ought to be setting on diesel trains; report of Railfuture's Leicester conference Published in December 2017 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW154 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 153 (October 2017) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Lack of strategy on Britain's railway; government backtracks on electrification; Expanding the Railways publication Published in October 2017 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW153 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 152 (July 2017) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. TfGM bid to run 97 Greater Manchester stations; Cambridge North opens; transport manisfestos for 'surprise' election Published in July 2017 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW152 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 151 (April 2017) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Railfuture meets the rail minister; Railfuture's Greater Cambridge Metro proposal; Christian Wolmar on state of rail franchising Published in April 2017 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW151 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 150 (December 2016) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Peak-time contra-peak fares; mega-lorry threat to rail-freight; RUG Awards 2016; airport rail links Published in December 2016 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW150 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 149 (October 2016) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. London Bridge station revamp; Railfuture on the Right Track (says national chairman); Railfuture Top 10 for Transport Secretary; thoughts on future of rail freight Published in October 2016 Price £1.50 (RRP £1.50) Item code: RW149 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 148 (July 2016) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Lea Bridge station opens; behind the scenes of catching fare evaders; Midland Metro expansion Published in July 2016 Price £1.50 (RRP £1.50) Item code: RW148 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 147 (April 2016) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Women line up to make the railway better; brightening up the railway; train-tram comes to Sheffield Published in April 2016 Price £1.50 (RRP £1.50) Item code: RW147 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 146 (December 2015) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. 50 Years of Freighliner; HS2 to Stoke-on-Trent; Thameslink 2; Review of Railfuture Bristol conference Published in December 2015 Price £1.50 (RRP £1.50) Item code: RW146 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 145 (October 2015) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine (plus 4-page pull-out). Borders Railway reopens after 46 years; Campaign for Rail Freight; Vivarail D-Train; East West Rail Published in October 2015 Price £1.50 (RRP £1.50) Item code: RW145 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 144 (July 2015) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. World's most powerful electric loco; think big to make railfreight deliver Published in July 2015 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW144 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 143 (April 2015) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Northern rail gets electric trains Published in April 2015 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW143 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 142 (December 2014) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Vienna's magnificent new Hauptbahnhof fully opens, Freight Arranger web-site; Railfuture Looks into the Future Published in December 2014 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW142 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 141 (October 2014) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Seven steps to a rail campaign success: London transport network from 2018; DfT imposes fare rises in northern England Published in October 2014 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW141 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 140 (July 2014) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Futuristic design for HS2 Curzon Street; 20 years of Eurostar services; Trains run again at Dawlish Published in July 2014 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW140 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 139 (March 2014) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Doncaster North Chord. 120 diesel trains needed now. Euro Elections Published in March 2014 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW139 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 138 (December 2013) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. HS2 goes north - but it must be right for UK and the regions. Changing fates of London and its railway stations. Published in December 2013 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW138 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 137 (October 2013) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Climate change: what railways have to offer; £250m added value of heritage railways; Borders railway rebuild. Published in October 2013 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW137 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 136 (July 2013) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. £250m savings could buy new trains; community rail lines need new trains now; high-speed rail for Scotland? Published in July 2013 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW136 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 135 (March 2013) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Articles from Railfuture Vice-Presidents: Barry Doe (fares), Ian Brown (franchising), George Boyle (freight), Mike Crowhurst (BR PLC?). Published in March 2013 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW135 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 134 (December 2012) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Crossrail progress; inaugural RUG awards; real rail economics by Railfuture and Christian Wolmar; electrification strategy. Published in December 2012 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW134 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 133 (October 2012) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Electrification boost; Olympic triumph shows what rail can do; Scotland wavers on its brave rail plans. Published in October 2012 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW133 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 132 (July 2012) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Beccles loop is built; Journey comparison by rail, road and aeroplane to Salzburg; Big hitters join Railfuture. Published in July 2012 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW132 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 131 (April 2012) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Spain's new high-speed line station; East West Rail looks likely; Action on metal theft. Published in April 2012 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW131 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 130 (December 2011) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. McNulty report; weighing-up arguments for high-speed Britain; train operators fail Eurostar booking test. Published in December 2011 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW130 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 129 (October 2011) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. How rail gives good value for money; 60 years of heritage railways; how railways serve high-tech Britain. Published in October 2011 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW129 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 128 (July 2011) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. 'Blockbuster' rail reopenings (by Ian Brown); colour-coded fares; 30 years of TGV travel. Published in July 2011 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW128 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 123 (April 2010) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Beligan high-speed line opens; season ticket 'lottery'; guided busway is a 'transport disaster'. Published in April 2010 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW123 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 121 (December 2009) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. High-speed rail in Russia and Japan; Stations being to go green; Hamburg rail network. Published in December 2009 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW121 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 120 (July 2009) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. East London Line one year to go; options for electrification; ATOC's Connecting Communities report. Published in July 2009 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW120 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 118 (December 2008) 20-page all-colour glossy magazine. Californian and Russian high-speed rail, Exeter Metro, Britain's rail network at capacity. Published in December 2008 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW118 - Click to purchase: continue

Railwatch Issue 114 (December 2007) 20-page part-colour glossy magazine. HS1 opens; Scottish rail expansion; Ely Rail User's Conference report; hybrid passenger trains. Published in December 2007 Price £1.50 (RRP £2.00) Item code: RW114 - Click to purchase: continue