PREVIEW: August edition of The Railway Magazine Uncategorized by railsistem@gmail.com - August 5, 20200 Britain’s best-selling rail title The Railway Magazine is back for another month of award-winning photos, news, features and exclusives from the rail industry, past and present. This month’s The Railway Magazine covers the devastating news about the COVID-19 pandemic as the rail industry is hit hard, as train companies thank the NHS. Headline news Trans-Pennine upgrade confirmed, Government TOC support extended until 2022, first tests for WM Class 196s, NRM confirms Sir Lamiel overhaul, new Settle to Carlisle charters begin, HS2 construction starts at Euston, First Group reports £300m loss. Tyne & Wear Metro at 40 As the Tyne & Wear Metro system celebrates four decades of operation, GraemePickering tells the story of its origins, construction and operation. Power of the ‘Georges’ For this month’s Practice & Performance Keith Farr rolls the clock back to the heyday of the LNWR and analyses the performance of its famous ‘George the Fifth’ class 4-4-0s. PLUS | The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest covering industrial, steam, Irish, narrow gauge, metro, network, freight and more! Subscribers to The Railway Magazine can enjoy unlimited access to the publication’s digital archive from as little as £2 per month. Enjoy more of The Railway Magazine reading every month. Click here to subscribe. Share this: Comments comments Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Related Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Google Plus Share Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share Send email Mail