Journey’s end: the vanishing steam era around the world

The yard of the coaching inn is lit by the moon. The mud-splattered stagecoach creaks as passengers climb from the roof and out of the stale interior. The horses are unharnessed and stabled; the passe

A VINTAGE TRAIN TRIP THROUGH ITALY INSPIRES NOSTALGIA FOR JOURNEYS PAST AND REKINDLES RELATIONSHIPS FOR A BOLD NEW FUTURE

St Rollox has a place in the hearts ...

In each issue of Railways Illustrated, we ask a photographer to select their 10 favourite rail-related images and tell us the reasons why they believe these photos stand out from the crowd. This month

Moonlight Express: Around the World by Night Train ...

When we are asked who invented the railways, we can confidently say we did – Britain. But precisely who was involved and how it all developed is a long story. By the end of the 18th century, the Indus