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Thousands of workers stepping off their morning train has become an enduring image of the railway. But the custom of commuting has constantly evolved, as CHRISTIAN WOLMAR reports
It’s the biggest upgrade of the Midlands rail network in the generation. But despite a recent government commitment, all is not what it seems. PETER PLISNER reports
Christian Wolmar still seems not to understand that ...
With a handful of trains now running, is all the work done on the first section of EWR? PAUL CLIFTON finds out
Mark Pearce’s
Today we might minimise or even overlook the railway’s significance, because it is such an established part of our lives. Yet at its height the industry employed more than half a million people across