In January 1960, Britain’s railways were once again battling one of their greatest recurring enemies: severe winter weather.

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GIVEN, a railway system which earns each year just about what it earned the year previous, while the capital charged against it is each year materially greater; how are dividends always to be paid at ...

There is much to be said for the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), the grand entry into the British history books, whose 200th birthday is being celebrated today. We could start by stating the ...

A York-based furniture restoration firm has played a key role in reviving a piece of British railway history as part of a £11 million redevelopment project at the National Railway Museum (NRM). Andrew ...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he travels the length and breadth of the British Isles to see what of Bradshaw's World remains. Michael is ...