Modern Railways August 2021

LNER’S NEW TIMETABLE
• Cleethorpes and Middlesbrough direct
• Anglo-Scottish acceleration
• May 2022 plans analysed

HS2 SUPPLEMENT
16-page special report

LONDON-GLASGOW RECORD MISSED BY SECONDS
Lessons from West Coast speed run

NEW DMU FOR WALES
• CAF-built ‘197’ on test
• First route confirmed

WILLIAMS SHAPPS PLAN
What does it mean for rolling stock?