I’ve visited more than 500 British railway stations and these are the best (and worst)

Some consider him, alongside Kim Philby and Lord Haw Haw, as one of the worst Englishman of the 20th century, but it might be ...
The EconomistOpinion

The British government’s railway plans are exceedingly sensible

The government seems to have learned from past errors. Instead of crashing ahead with construction before any scheme is ...
The Mirror

PAUL ROUTLEDGE: 'Trainspotting made me a lifelong railway fan - a puffer nutter'

You could always find us on the end of the platform, sitting on a porter's iron-wheeled goods barrow. With a biro and notebook in one hand and a bottle of pop in the other, we looked expectantly down ...
Fast Company

The U.K.’s new public railway has a perfectly British brand

The U.K.’s new public railway is leaning on well-known, classic symbolism for its visual identity unveiled this month. Train liveries for the new brand will show a design of a stylized Union Jack flag ...
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Icon of British rail heritage should go down a storm on North York Moors Railway

A “powerhouse of British engineering” should go down a storm with steam fans visiting one of the region’s popular heritage lines over coming weeks. The legendary No 60163 Tornado will be hauling ...
The Conversation

British Rail wasn’t all bad. Sixty years after the brand launched we should remember its marketing successes

Lecturer in Marketing, Brunel Business School, Brunel University of London In 2025 Britain is marking the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. Many will be quick to celebrate the legacy of steam ...
Moviefone

Great British Railway Journeys - Series 4 (2013)

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he travels the length and breadth of the British Isles to see what of Bradshaw's World remains. Michael is ...