Six of the best railway hotels

OLIVER WHEELER considers how Britain’s railway stations have shaped our lives for two centuries

Sometimes it’s good the boss goes away on holiday. Not just for the increased office chat in their absence, but for what happens when they return. About 10 years ago, the managing director in the publ

New-builds can be overly expensive… and underwhelming

If your only experience of train travel is a daily commute to work, or trips to visit friends or family in the UK, then it might not be your first choice as a way to go on holiday. After all, with exc

Our next extract from Bradley’s Railway Guide: A Journey Through Two Centuries of British Railway History 1825-2005 takes us to 1960… and the seaside

Back in the 18th Century, Henry’s Townhouse, in London’s village-like Marylebone area, was the home of acclaimed author Jane Austen’s (reportedly favourite) brother Henry, a failed barrister, we’re to