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 (211) to be published in September 2026 - still being prepared.
A variety of topics
- Cambridge South opened on 28 June - a review
- Changre management - the need for someone to be in charge
- East Coast Mainline - bottlenecks must be removed
- Train and bus integration
- Tempsford: as possible super hub
- Waterbeach stations - focus must be on people
- A look at train services in the Tendring peninsular
- Upgrading the East Suffolk Line for Sizewell C delivery trains
- Ox-Cam Eastern Gateway - a successor to the Ely Area Capacity Enhancements
- A cost breakdown of the Ely Area Capacity Enhancements proposals
- Stowmarket station accessibity issues
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.