A world first: 200th anniversary of brunel’s underwater tunnel

Although the journey between London Paddington and Bristol Temple Meads stations is faster and more comfortable than it was when services began at the end of June 1841, there are plenty of reminders a

They’re a vital part of the rail infrastructure. CHRIS HOWE counts down his favourites

On 27 September 1825, the first-ever passenger rail service steamed out of a colliery in the North East of England, changing the way generations of travellers would experience the world. Two hundred years on, as more people turn their backs on flying in search of a greener, more immersive form of long-distance travel, we pick the train journeys that changed our horizons forever, plus some new routes bringing back the golden age of rail

MAKING A SPLASH ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, I ...

GARETH DENNIS imagines how railways will look over the next four decades, after DAVID STUBBINGS starts with this decade‘s reforms

There is something rather special about driving a car built in the 1800s. This 1899 Wolseley 3.5hp Voiturette’s single-cylinder motor first burst into life when Queen Victoria was on the throne and pr