Railways gave criminals a vast pool of people from which to target victims - and at the same time offered a new, fast means of escape and a chance to remain anonymous. TONY STREETER and GEORGE DENT don their deerstalkers and head back in time…

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Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL

Under the surface of Greater Manchester Mayor’s ambitions to drive forward rail transport in the region

Getting to the heart of the matter

PAUL CLIFTON finds out about track and train coming together to transform the way faults are found before they affect passengers