Trains & Railways: General Interest

Do you know whats under your feet? The London Underground was the very first underground railway but it wasnt the first time Londoners had venture...

The railways of Spain and Portugal saw steam locomotives working on the main lines until the late 1970s, although in Spain several mining companies...

The story of an engineering marvel of the twenty-first century, from Britain's bestselling railway writer. Crossrail, first conceived just after t...

Take a look at East Anglias rail map and its obvious that one line dominates. The Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) from Norwich to Londons Liverpool ...

For over a hundred years there have been sleeper trains running to a variety of destinations around the British Isles. The longest running services...

Todays beautifully scenic LLangollen Railway runs over a ten mile section of the former Ruabon Junction to Barmouth route that was absorbed into th...

Detailed history of British Military Railways overseas during WW1 - all theatres covered, from the Western Front to the Falkland Islands. A detail...

This compelling book centres on the Great Central Railways early history, focusing particularly on its drive to reach London. It follows the subseq...

Paddington is one of London's-indeed the world's-great railway stations. Designed basically by Brunel, although others contributed, it has served i...

'A trip back in time' DAILY TELEGRAPHA love of railways, a love of history, a love of nostalgia.______________________________Get ready to board th...