TONY STREETER examines how the railways conquered the globe… and continue to do so

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The railway has been shaped by its people -from the early pioneers, through waves of immigration and women in wartime, to today’s diverse leaders. TONY STREETER reports

From rapidly evolving roles to new technologies, historian and airpower expert John Curatola discusses how fighter planes shaped the Second World War

The urge to create model trains can be traced back to the genesis of the real railway. George Dent examines how what was once a pastime of the affluent few became a mass-market hobby that endures to this day.

No revenue-earning services yet on Bicester-Bletchley section, while the planning and consent wheels grind slowly for Bedford-Cambridge