We arrive at the top of High Cup Nick in the North Pennines. “It’s like the world starts just over there,” comments my friend Mark. He’s pointing down the U-shaped chasm of High Cup Gill, beyond whose

AS hotel names go, this one’s a little unusual. Across Church Street, where I’m standing in the Welsh Border town of Chirk, is the Hand Hotel. Parts of it date back to 1610, during the reign of James

…and full electrification should have been agreed from the start

Some final thoughts from the team at RAIL

Wendy Evans goes through the techniques required to shoot train stations after dark, when metering the variable light is a challenge

There are so many scenic routes on the UK railway map - how do you pick just ten? That task falls to STEPHEN ROBERTS, who chooses his favourites