When railway folk and folk music connect

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

This issue’s 10 Pictures comes from railfreight follower and photographer Paul Shannon. Having spent his early childhood in Gloucestershire, Paul lived on the outskirts of Manchester from 1963 until 1

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

Theatre: The Railway Children Oxenhope Station, West Yorkshire ...

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

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