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).
Latest issue (209) published in February 2026 - click on cover below to read it.
A variety of topics
- Station footfall figures for 2024/25 with analysis
- Greater Anglia MD speaks to Railfuture East Anglia on 28 February 2026
- Railfuture East Anglia meets visitors to the Railway 200 'Inspiraiton' train at Cambridge station
- Trying out Artificial Intelligence — use it with caution!
- GTR contactless area expansion moves many journeys from off-peak to peak time
- What is Digital PAYG and could it come to East Anglia?
- New footbridge installed at Stowmarket station — but it is not ready yet
- Could railfreight have a role in a new Cambridgeshire reservoir?
- Foxton "travel hub" proposals
- Lowestoft station roof could be reinstated — exciting plans
- A look at the Breckland local plan
- East west Rail updates and whether it would be suitable for regular railfreight services
- Rail service 40 years ago — part 2
- You've heard of 'ghost stations' — how about an embryo station?
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.