There’s always something standing in the way of the wires

Britain’s adoption of electric trains and infrastructure has been spasmodic, despite the long-term cost and environmental benefits. HOWARD JOHNSTON reports

Mark Pearce’s

St Rollox has a place in the hearts ...

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

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

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