Just like the old days – as class 86s haul ‘footex’ to the fa cup final

Lovers of interesting and unusual trains and, indeed, of tradition, will be disappointed by the announcement from Buckingham Palace that, from 2027, the royal train will be taken out of service, becau

Orange stripes save 31,000 lives The Office of Rail and Road has confirmed that insisting on cant rail orange stripes on all locomotives has saved 31,837 lives. “It’s clear that these lines save lives

GARETH DENNIS imagines how railways will look over the next four decades, after DAVID STUBBINGS starts with this decade‘s reforms

27/8 – 150238 5V83 13.46 Wolverton-Exeter TMD. 6/9 – 150219 5V83 10.00 Wolverton-Exeter TMD. 10/9 – 156502 5S07 10.15 Wolverton-Corkerhill. 11/9 –156503 5H70 09.24 Corkerhill-Wolverton. 25/8 – 170102

How to run a railway at night

FourFourTwo is on a train full of excited Crystal Palace fans, hurtling through the Norwegian countryside. Some already have cans of pre-match beer in front of them, and one is peering out of the wind