The October 2025 issue of Today's Railways UK is packed with interesting articles and features, plus all the very latest news from across Britain’s railway network. We also include all our regular monthly sections covering light rail, heritage railways, preservation and railtours, with readers’ letters and our grumpy old man also in attendance.
Feature articles this month include:
On Your Own! Visiting Britain’s Ten Least Used Stations”: Robert Pritchard embarks on a trip to visit the ten least used stations in Great Britain and finds a diverse mix – from charming halts to uninviting suburban stations.
Just the Greatest!: We report on the fantastic Railway 200 event “The Greatest Gathering” hosted by Alstom at its Derby Litchurch Lane Works and also look at what is next for the famous works.
An Afternoon at…York: Mike Reynolds visits his all-time favourite station and reports on an afternoon spent observing trains through York station.
The “Hymeks: 50 Years on from Withdrawal: Josh Brinsford takes a look at the Class 35 Hymeks’ last few years of service between 1971 and the withdrawal of the final examples in 1975.
News stories this month include:
- Chiltern signs deal to lease Class 68 + Mark 5A sets
- HS2 train mock-ups unveiled
- Virgin selects Alstom for its new Channel Tunnel trains
- Storm Floris disrupts Scotland
- HS2 reaches two milestones in Birmingham area
- Southeastern hosts Ashford open day
- Bank Holiday weekend hit by CrossCountry strikes
- New road bridge installed at Stockport
- IsoMat thermal technology installed on Hastings line
- Ground conditions close Whitehaven tunnel
- Speed restrictions disrupt West of England route but Crewkerne reopens
- Cottam Parkway cost doubles to £55M
- Tense negotiations continue over East West Rail services
- 150th anniversary of Settle & Carlisle route celebrated with Horton loco naming
- Avanti 805s tested on S&C route
- Piccadilly Line stock starts test running as delays questioned
- HS1 performance improves but action needed on management of lifts and escalators – ORR
- Birmingham tram reaches Millennium Point on test
- Sheffield City Council looks at Supertram extensions
- DB starts ETCS fitting its Class 66s
- Northern runs extra Manchester–Sheffield trains during Stockport blockade
- Low adhesion monitoring system tested on Chiltern Class 165
- Steady Class 701 roll-out continues
- 150 231 preserved on Mid Hants Railway
- Tanat Valley Railway dumps Pacer fleet
- 73140’s departure leaves hole in Spa Valley’s loco fleet
- “Thumper” DEMU 1118 to remain at Kent & East Sussex
- 50021 “Rodney” returns to service at GWR diesel gala
- “Britannic Explorer” luxury tours start
- HST power car 43060 back on main line as 43200
- A1 Trust and WCRC in disagreement over “Tornado”
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