Today's Railways UK 296: October 2026

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The October 2026 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:

Chiltern Railways: Chiltern is the latest train operator to be nationalised. Alan Yearsley explores one of the success stories of the privatised era.

HSTs in the Fifth Decade: To celebrate the launch of his new book Andy Coward looks at how operation of the HSTs has changed during the last ten years.

Derbyshire Signalling Delights: Robert Pritchard visits five traditional signal boxes in the Derbyshire area.

Magnificence in Miniature – The Scarborough North Bay Railway: We look at the fantastic 20 inch gauge miniature railway in the northern part of the North Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough.

An Afternoon at Folkestone: Mike Reynolds explores Folkestone and the surrounding area and finds a diverse array of railway interest.

News stories this month include:

• 30 injured as train derails near Lewes
• Track fault responsible for Wickford derailment
• Wildfires close line near Stourbridge
• New HS2 Old Oak Common station takes shape
• Signalling power failure disrupts North-West
• Power failure halts XC services
• Virgin international services one step closer
• Okehampton Interchange opens
• ScotRail announces five successful bidders for new train fleet
• RMT calls strikes at EMR over safety of new Class 810 trains
• DB Cargo UK for sale
• Dried out clay hits c2c and Greater Anglia
• Retro look for Castle Cary station
• Preparations start for Golborne station
• Northern to split Halifax–Hull service
• LNER operates services via Midland Main Line
• DfT reveals the most overcrowded trains in autumn 2025
• Caledonian Sleeper to mainland Europe?
• SYMCA consults on the future of Sheffield Supertram
• Supertram summer track work completed ahead of schedule
• Old well beneath track disrupts Supertram’s Halfway route
• Birmingham to phase out on-tram ticket sales
• DBI Group takes over Europhoenix
• 99012 and 99013 delivered from Spain
• GWR hit by more Class 175 failures
• First refurbished Class 159 in service
• First Pendolino to Paddington celebrates first anniversary of “Greatest Gathering”
• First new Class 345 in service
• D9015 “Tulyar” returns to service at Great Central Railway
• Diesels cover for steam bans in hot weather
• Gloucestershire-Warwickshire diesel gala celebrates Sulzer preservation first
• 89001 fails on inaugural trip but will return in October
• Brighton Belle set taken to Derby for third rail testing

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