Company loyalty on the Victorian railways was something that outsiders took for granted. Indeed, railway workers were perceived to be the mo...

Yesterday, I struggled in vain to get to a party. I suppose the lure of nibbles, socialising, intellectual conversation and alcohol would en...

The stationary of Britain’s railways is not the most fascinating subject in isolation. Yet, every piece of paper that the Victorian railway ...

The early Victorian railway worker was like a tired pack horse who toiled arduous hours for very little reward. In 1839, 30 of the employees...

Yesterday the government announced that it would invest £8 billion in Britain’s railways. To the naked eye it looks like a cornucopia of spe...

The declining performance of the British railway industry in the late Victorian period is something that I have referred to repeatedly in my...

This is, believe it or not, my 100 th post on Turnip Rail. In anticipation of this momentous day, I have been reviewing some of my previous...