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Liverpool on the Rails: A City Shaped by Trains

The narrative of Liverpool is inextricably linked with the evolution of the railway. For six years in the early 2000s, I had the privilege of managing railway stations, a job…

London calling…

London’s Transport Commissioner Andy Lord marks Transport for London’s own special anniversary.

The railway that changed the world

Caroline Hardie, Trustee of Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, takes us back to when and where it all began… Two hundred years ago tomorrow, on September 27 1825,…

The value of the ‘railway effect’

Richard Evans, Head of Policy at Rail Delivery Group, looks at 200 years of delivering economic prosperity through connecting people and places. In 1825, the first public railway carried passengers…

Railway 200 and Alzheimer’s Research UK: on track for a cure

Railway 200 is a celebration of the anniversary of the modern railway and two centuries of treasured rail memories and journeys. As part of its milestone year, Railway 200 has…

200 to celebrate 200: GWR sets battery record

Great Western Railway's battery-powered Class 230 has broken the world record for the longest journey on a single charge.

The train at platform 1 is from 2075…

First published in Rail Magazine Is this the train of the future, as imagined by an Applied Futurist for LNER? Andy comfort reports. Passengers boarding trains at London King's Cross…

9 to 5: The changing face of commuting

Thousands of workers stepping off their morning train has become an enduring image of the railway. But the custom of commuting has constantly evolved, as Christian Wolmar reports.

Railtrack errors to the Network Rail era

First published in Rail Magazine Our final extract from Bradley's Railway Guide: A Journey through Two Centuries of British Railway History, 1825-2025 takes us to 2000...and an accident that would…

Railway stories celebrated for South Asian Heritage Month

With 2025 being the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, it is timely to look back and explore the evolution of those from South Asian Heritage working in the railway today.

How Britain’s railway stations have shaped our lives for two centuries

The introduction of the railway connected communities, powered industries, and even standardised time, but it is the stations themselves that hold the key to understanding how much more the railways have offered.

A tale of rail and mail

Terry Davies, of the Railway Philatelic Group, looks at the history of the Travelling Post Offices: 1838 to 2004 There has been strong interaction between the rail and mail ever…

Network Rail and Proud

Thanks to the support of the leadership team and our members we have started to see a big shift in culture that can only be described as “on the right tracks”, says Lacey Freshwater

Bring back the great British rail holiday

The solutions might be different now, but we need creative, inclusive thinking to bring back the great British rail holiday, says Nat Taplin of Good Journey.

The British Transport Police

The British Transport Police provides a specialist dedicated service protecting passengers and staff. Bill Rogerson finds out how it all started. The origins of modern police forces came with the…

A new chapter in rail’s pioneering story

What's the best way to tell a massive story that has touched people's lives in innumerable ways? Get involved and help to write a new chapter in rail's revolutionary story, says Alan Hyde.