The railway revolution opened up new destinations, expanded our culinary horizons and dramatically improved trade. Jonathan Self takes us on a whistle-stop tour of ‘railway mania’

The birthplace of the railway has been home to a special collaboration involving historical preservation and modern engineering

TONY STREETER looks at how - and why - the capital’s major rail routes arrive into different termini to form a ring around the central London area

Kicking off a special final section of Railway 200 features to round off our year of anniversary celebrations, TIM DUNN looks at how art has long been used to romanticise and promote Britain’s railways

Although some perceived the advent of the locomotive as a threat to the countryside, by allowing artists a quick and easy way to travel, it broadened their choice of painting horizons, discovers Carla Passino

With the timescale and the costs just about doubling, why has the project to refurbish Bristol Temple Meads station encountered so many challenges? ANDREW MOURANT investigates