Trains & Railways: General Interest

The rapid dieselisation of Britains railways meant that many designs of locomotives were introduced from various manufacturers. Some were highly su...

With the nineteenth-century enthusiasm for railways came a demand for everfaster locomotives that could haul greater loads than their predecessors....

L.T.C. Rolts fame was born from his unique ability to produce works of literature from subject matter seemingly ill suited to such treatment engin...

Join Peter Caton on his 10,000 mile tour of Britain, discovering what its like to travel on our modern railways and contemplating train journeys ma...

The W&LLR opened in 1903 to link the rural community of Llanfair Caereinion with the historic market town of Welshpool. A 2ft. 6in. gauge light...

In the 1960s, as steam locomotives were being hurriedly removed from Britains railways, a band of enthusiasts formed to save what they could. In th...

The author presents a collection of facts and photographs to shed light on the long history of the Southern Region of BR and its predecessors. The ...

* The latest in the successful ''Story of'' series! * Spans from 1883 to present day services * Venice Simplon Orient-Express aware and supportive ...

The Metropolitan Railway can claim to have had an influence on the evolution of our railway system out of all proportion to its tracks reaching jus...