Full steam ahead

From third-class seats open to the elements, to the gold-plated interiors of Queen Victoria’s Royal Train, we mark this milestone anniversary with a nostalgic look through the ages

In the last of our series expoloring rail’s history, development and function in relation to rival transport modes, CHRISTIAN WOLMAR takes to the skies

2025 marks 200 years since the birth of the modern railway, which gave millions of city-weary walkers a way to escape to the country.

To The Sea by Train: The Golden Age ...

Acres of gleaming brass, piercing whistles and history come alive: traction-engine rallies are a gloriously British summer celebration attended by hundreds of thousands of steam devotees, says James Hamilton

One-track mind: Thomas the Tank Engine and Percy ...