A photo of Mike and Andrew Lamport, smiling, at Waterloo Station
Bessie Matthews
Siggy Cragwell

Great Rail Tales podcast

A celebration of the people of our railways through their own stories, told in their own words.

Great Rail Tales is a collection of short engaging, moving, funny and often surprising stories about our railway that cover all aspects of railway life, from the past, to the present and into the future.

From the community heritage steam groups to the electrification of the future, from the commuters to the day trippers, from the guards and drivers to the engineers and coders.

Railway people and their stories have helped shape our modern world and in Great Rail Tales, we’re going to tell those stories.

Follow the Great Rail Tales series wherever you get your podcasts:

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Do you have a Great Rail Tale?

Tell us about your positive, memorable experience of how the railway has shaped you, and become part of our podcast series.

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Railway 200 is not responsible for the accuracy of the personal stories told.