1M86, the 09.35 Glasgow Central-St Pancras, was the famous Up Thames Clyde Express and ran via the Glasgow Sou’ Western route, then the Settle and Carlisle line to Leeds, and then took the Midland Mai

Last issue was a bit of a mare for me. I had heard the whisper that Pathfinder Railtours was going to announce it would end running trains, so I had this column written accordingly, and then… the anno

Being too young to go to Shildon in 1975, my railway hobby started with the Liverpool and Manchester Rocket 150 celebrations in May 1980. I have lasting memories of visiting Rainhill for the cavalcade

RAIL’s Mystery Shopper heads to the South West to see what the services are like, and if passengers are getting a good deal

An all-day radio broadcast from a train travelling down the length of Britain (almost) from the Highlands of Scotland to London – that was how BBC Radio 3 celebrated the 200th anniversary, on Saturday

The Clarence Railway wharves on the edge of the River Tees at Port Clarence were established in the 1830s and were tidal and subject to the navigational vagaries of the Tees estuary. On February 4, 18