Railway Transport Industries

Despite being one of the best-known and admired rail companies in the country, by 1947 the GWR was at the lowest ebb of its entire history. Worn ou...

British Rail is a contentious company, as controversial as Dr Beeching and his axe. However, this examination of BRs passenger services shows just ...

British Rail was a success. British Rail is a contentious company, as controversial as Dr Beeching and his axe. However, this examination of BRs pa...

The city of Glasgow, formerly one of the largest industrial centres in the world, was once responsible for building about one-quarter of the world'...

This illustrated history describes how the two pioneering railways of northern England, the Stockton and Darlington and Newcastle and Carlisle rail...

The London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) claimed to be the largest private enterprise concern in the British Empire. It was Britains larges...

At the forefront of innovation and development in the rail world, the Southern Railway was the only main-line railway to embrace electrification wh...

The Great Western Railway quickly coming to be known as Gods Wonderful Railway was once regarded as the most advanced in the world. Engineered by...

The railway lines of the West Highlands of Scotland are famous the world over for their illustrious history and unparalleled scenic beauty. Linking...

In August 1914 the GWR was plunged into war, the like of which this country had never experienced before. Over the years that followed life changed...

New sources of crude oil from North Dakota, Texas, and western Canada have induced new routes for shipping crude oil to U.S. and Canadian refinerie...

To provide efficient goods movement on the U.S. transportation network, the United States will need to undertake new approaches. An approach advanc...