Build an underground railway

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.

A chance buy inspired Chris Nevard to create a little-modelled cameo that you can re-create with some simple weathering and scratchbuilding.

CHRIS HOWE looks at the construction methods being used for the stuctures that will carry HS2 to the West Midlands

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

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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