Joseph locke: a railway injustice…

CHRISTIAN WOLMAR chronicles the dire safety conditions that led to the birth of the unions, and examines their continued presence on today’s railway

PHILIP HAIGH works his way through a new book on the history of railway electrification in Britain, and considers how history could be repeating itself

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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

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL ...

GREG MORSE marks the anniversary of a record run between Waterloo and the Dorset resort in July 1985