In each issue of Railways Illustrated, we ask a photographer to select their 10 favourite rail-related images and tell us the reasons why they believe these photos stand out from the crowd. This month

The yard of the coaching inn is lit by the moon. The mud-splattered stagecoach creaks as passengers climb from the roof and out of the stale interior. The horses are unharnessed and stabled; the passe

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL

Spotlight on readers’ excellent images and how they captured them

Maxine Gordon follows the journey which established the NRM – the first national museum outside of London – in York 50 years ago

The Railway Station , 1862, oil on canvas, ...