A mix of modern and traditional on board the shinkansen

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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

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In the last of our series expoloring rail’s history, development and function in relation to rival transport modes, CHRISTIAN WOLMAR takes to the skies

Our latest extract from Bradley’s Railway Guide: A Journey Through Two Centuries of British Railway History 1825-2025 takes us to the 1990s… and advances in ticketing technology