Youth… and a driving ambition

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL

With the average waiting time to take their driving test standing at 22.2 weeks, there’s huge pressure on new drivers to pass first time. Test dates are released on Monday mornings and there is fierce

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

Getting to the heart of the matter

Trudy Sellick rose before dawn on 12 March 1970. An audio typist, she was keen to complete a most important task before starting work. So by 7am she was waiting for the doors to open at her local poll