Practice makes perfect

(Photograph taken around 1960) Well, 1957 arrived and, having deliberately fluffed two 11-plus exams to avoid Bala Grammar School, I attended Corwen Secondary School. We were told that we were the fir

Dear Simon, My daughter, Wendy, and I have enjoyed so many visits to Singapore, and this year we felt it was about time we put our thoughts and experiences down on paper. Sir Stamford Raffles was knig

This year marks the 625th anniversary of The Canterbury Tales author – and “father of English literature” – Geoffrey Chaucer’s death. He penned this classic, about a merry band of medieval pilgrims te

The Railway Station , 1862, oil on canvas, ...

In each issue of Railways Illustrated, we ask a photographer to select their 10 favourite rail-related images and tell us the reasons why they believe these photos stand out from the crowd. This month

A fleet of vintage trams and buses take ...