Trains & Railways: General Interest

Alan Maund lived in Worcestershire all his life and had an enthusiasm for steam. He travelled extensively in Britain and built up a large railway p...

In the days when coal was king, an ambitious plan was laid for an east-to-west cross country rail route, connecting the Manchester Ship Canal at Wa...

The cross-country Ruabon to Barmouth railway was originally built to fulfil the desire of connecting the town of Llangollen with the rest of the ra...

From Lostwithiel to the China Clay Rails takes the reader on a train journey from the estuary of the River Fowey to the port of Par, thence on a ci...

`The Last Years of Steam Around the East Midlands covers most of the railways across the county and the locomotives that worked over them. In the m...

On 22 May 1934 a zenith of locomotive construction in the UK was reached when an enormous new locomotive entered traffic for the London & North...

Moquette is the carpet-like fabric covering the seats we sit on in London's Tubes, buses, trams and Overground trains - and here is a brilliantly c...

Great Railway Journeys: London to Oxford and London to Cambridge is the fourth in Roger Masons Great Railway Journeys series. It is a fascinating r...

Twice voted the top railway journey in the world, the West Highland route to Mallaig (like the Dingwall & Skye and the Callander & Oban) ac...

Digital photography equipment and software now give enthusiasts the ability to create images of exceptional quality. For those who want to develop ...

Since 2003 the International Association for the History of Traffic, Transport and Mobility (T2M) has served as a trade-free zone, fostering a new ...

The Stockton & Darlington Railway Company''s takeover of half of the 1834 Stanhope & Tyne route, under the guise of the Wear & Derwent ...

Line by Line: Yorkshire is a pictorial guide to the county''s railway, showcasing a collection of images captured over several decades. A celebrati...