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Feature Railway 200
As part of this year’s
Britain’s adoption of electric trains and infrastructure has been spasmodic, despite the long-term cost and environmental benefits. HOWARD JOHNSTON reports
When we are asked who invented the railways, we can confidently say we did – Britain. But precisely who was involved and how it all developed is a long story. By the end of the 18th century, the Indus
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
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
When did railways begin? It certainly wasn’t 1825, says HOWARD JOHNSTON, as he concludes his round-up of the 1925 Stockton & Darlington centenary cavalcade.
Our final extract from Bradley’s Railway Guide: A Journey through Two Centuries of British Railway History, 1825-2025 takes us to 2000… and an accident that would change the face of the railway
