Charting the high and lows of Britain's railway - the invention created at the dawn of the 19th century that would change Britain and the world forever - from the ...

Presenter Michael Portillo, a British journalist, travels the railways throughout England using George Bradshaw's maps to compare 1840s-era Britain to modern-day Britain. Michael Portillo ...

At Seven Sisters a lone passenger got in. The little train, once more under human control, pulled out for the return trip to Palace Gates. Said a British Railways official: “It was just one of ...

Let down by unreliable services from mainstream firms, a co-operative in Somerset hopes to run community-led trains that work ... potentially revolutionise the British rail system.

BRITAIN'S busiest railway line is set for a decade of severe disruption. The once-in-a-generation upgrades to 150 miles of Network Rail's west coast main line are due to begin in 2026 - costing an ...

Here’s my take on the finest and the most desperate places in Britain to wait for your delayed 1046 service where, if you’re lucky, “there will be no trolley service today.” If any train ...