Steam days

Built on land bordering Queen’s Park, it was simply a wonderful and exotic place. As a five-year-old first-timer, until it closed for good (when I was 11 years old), I visited the place so many times

One of the things I miss most from the current railway scene is our locomotive workshops. They were such fascinating places to visit, because they illustrated perfectly the life story of locomotives f

This month’s 10 Pictures come from Richard Hargreaves. Born and still living in Telford, Richard inherited his dad’s interest in railways from an early age with family holidays providing the opportuni

Britain’s railway network is 200 years old. To celebrate, we meet some later-life rail enthusiasts who have returned to the hobby – just don’t call them trainspotters!

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Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL