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Once the bustling arteries of the Industrial Revolution, today’s Briti
Shaping both the land and the lives of those who built them, viaducts and aqueducts are monuments to ambition, sacrifice, and change
Thousands of workers stepping off their morning train has become an enduring image of the railway. But the custom of commuting has constantly evolved, as CHRISTIAN WOLMAR reports
Today we might minimise or even overlook the railway’s significance, because it is such an established part of our lives. Yet at its height the industry employed more than half a million people across
IT was once the waterway which enabled Scotland to trade ceramics with the world. Now, thanks to the work of a team of artists dedicated to reviving an appreciation for the long-lost industry, the For
Moored on a quiet stretch of canal in west London, an unassuming widebeam canal boat boasts an extraordinary centrepiece: a Steinway piano. The Piano Boat – officially named Rachmaninov – is possibly
This year sees the celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the world’s first steam-worked passenger line. It is an occasion to reflect on the
