Rails to the ribble

PLYMOUTH holds a unique place in history, mainly thanks to the perfect natural harbour where the River Tamar meets the sea. It was here the English fleet was at anchor, when Sir Francis Drake carried

ABOVE: The 1990s were a colourful time with the last of the Trainload liveries, the shadow freight colour schemes and the new privatised company liveries. On January 23, 1996, Loadhaul 37517 leads Tra

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2025 marks 200 years since the birth of the modern railway, which gave millions of city-weary walkers a way to escape to the country.

Moving a 117-tonne Class 50 between railways, neither of which is main line-connected, calls for a specialist company. Allelys is just the ticket, as PIP DUNN discovers

Equal parts Victorian elegance and industrial grit, this northeastern city offers travellers neoclassical architecture, warehouse districts and a lively nightlife scene, all set beside the River Tyne