There is no doubt that the four or five days before Christmas are some of the busiest for Britain’s railways as people travel home to see th...

As some of you may be aware, last week I went on a short holiday to York. I love York so much. It is a place where there is great things to ...

The excursion train was an important part of British leisure pursuits in the Victorian period. Social, political, leisure and work groups ma...

There is a debate going on in the world of all things ‘railway.’ The building of Britain’s second high speed line, or HS2 as it is more comm...

After a survey of my many railway books I have determined that seemingly no one has ever written about the conveyance of our four legged fri...

I don’t often write about the rolling stock of Britain’s railway on this blog. In fact, I don’t think I have so far. I don’t know why. The...

The railways had a considerable effect on the mobility of women, particularly those in the upper and middle classes. Prior to their advent m...