One of the best-known names in railway photography, Colin Marsden takes up the mantle of this month’s 10 Pictures feature. The former railwayman is also a well-known author who during the last five de

Your guide to the galas, special events and main line railtours

Running a rail timetable relies on the right number of locos, coaches, and staff being fit and in the right place. But on a network the size and complexity of British Rail, sometimes – in fact, often

As the company gets ready to operate its final charter trains next month, PIP DUNN looks back over half a century of Pathfinder’s popular excursions covering the length and breadth of the UK network

This time of the year is traditionally quiet because many of the summer-only promoters don’t have much to say as they are working behind the scenes to announce programmes, probably sometime in Februar

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