Trains and railways: general interest

The railroad photographer presents original images from the steam era across all the former British Railways regions.

The railroad photographer presents original images from the steam era across all the former British Railways regions.

Since Dave Hewitt's first road trip to the United States in 2006 he has always tried to return to North America at least once a year to photograph trains.

Railways have been around for about 200 years and while the majority have flourished and are still in existence today, many no longer remain.

A key part of the Great Western Railway's network was the main line to the North through Birmingham.

This important stretch of railway line through the Midlands connects England's second city with the strategically important railway centre of Derby.

The Western Region of today is not without its modern followers, but four to five decades ago it was a very different story.

Dating back to the 1720s and still partly in use today as the preserved Tanfield Railway, the line has a justifiable claim to be the world's oldest railway, running on the track bed that 300 years ago was travelled over by horse-drawn coal waggons on wooden rails.

Class 126 diesel multiple units were introduced to Scotland from 1956.

The London & Birmingham Railway was the first intercity line in Britain to travel from London.

The nineteenth-century craze for building pleasure piers around the coast of Britain has left a legacy of seaside fun unmatched around the world.

Scottish railway history began in 1722 when William Dickson commenced work on the Tranent-Cockenzie Waggonway.

In this companion volume to Northern Electrics: EMUs in the North of England, Martyn Hilbert showcases the huge variety and types of first- and second-generation Diesel Multiple Units that have operated in the North of England, including many items of rolling stock that have passed into history.

Railway disasters were a new phenomenon in early Victorian England.

In 2011, Devon County Council outlined plans for a rapid-transit-style rail network, the Devon Metro, to be achieved through improvements to services and facilities, including the opening of new stations.

The railway route between Settle and Carlisle in the North West of England is one of the most scenic lines in Britain.

As a conclusion to his popular series of industrial railways in the regions around the UK, as well two volumes examining steam locomotives at work in industry around the world, here Gordon Edgar looks at the vanishing steam era worldwide.

Worksop has until recent times been at the heart of the East Midlands coal-mining and power industries, creating a vital rail hub linking the numerous Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and South Yorkshire collieries with the power stations along the Trent Valley that formed the backbone of the UK's electricity generation capability.

Dave Hewitt has made many trips to the United States and Canada over the last twenty years, including visits to thirty-five of the fifty US states.

French Rail (SNCF) has always been a magnet for British rail enthusiasts to enjoy workshop, depot and yard visits together with travel by locomotive-hauled passenger trains.

The pre-Grouping Companies were fiercely competitive and would defend any incursion by another company penetrating what they considered to be their 'territories'.

On 10 June 1986 the image of the rail network of London and the South East of England was overhauled, officially launched by Chris Green in a blaze of publicity at Waterloo station.

Railway wagons were first used by the British to carry sick and wounded members of the military during the Crimean War in 1855.

Class 43 locomotives were introduced to British Rail from 1976 onwards and eventually numbered 197 in total.

Crewe has long been a destination for the rail enthusiast keen to see lots of interest and continuous operation.

Manchester is steeped in railway history going back almost 200 years to the opening of Liverpool Road station in September 1830.

In 1970, British Railways Board established a new subsidiary company to take over the design, manufacture and maintenance of its rolling stock.

The railways changed the world.

The Isle of Sheppey sits just off the north coast of Kent, where the Medway and Thames estuaries flow into the North Sea.

This book is a comprehensive history of all the 0-6-0 tender locomotives built by the Great Western Railway or by railways absorbed by the GWR from the very earliest broad gauge engines designed by Daniel Gooch to the Collett 2251 class of the 1930s some of which were still under construction at nationalisation.

British railways evolved through wars and state control, facing innovations like diesel engines and challenges from road transport amid financial struggles.

The essence of northern UK railways through photographs, illustrating their impact on the landscape and their historical and modern significance.

The popular image of railway travel during the Second World War is that of a sparse service of dirty and grossly overcrowded trains that were forever being delayed.

Chronicles the evolution of British steam locomotives from the Victorian to Edwardian eras.

Alles Wissenswerte uber die schnellste deutsche Zuggattung: Michael Dorflinger erzahlt kompetent die Geschichte des Intercity-Express, der 1985 das Hochgeschwindigkeitszeitalter bei der Bahn einlautete.

From 1901 to 1938 the Lake Shore Electric claimed to be-and was considered by many-"e;The Greatest Electric Railway in the United States.

Wie kaum eine andere Metropole bündelt die deutsche Hauptstadt eine Vielzahl von Bahnstrecken, fast alle von großer Bedeutung auch für den Fernverkehr.