Trains and railways: general interest

During the railway mania of the nineteenth century many places gained more than one station, and not just in the big cities.

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

In 1832, 57 Irish Catholic workers were brought to the United States to lay one of the most difficult miles of American railway, Duffy's Cut of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

During the railway mania of the nineteenth century many places gained more than one station, and not just in the big cities.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Die ältere preussische Eisenbahngeschichte" verfügbar.

Why don't trains run on time?

The artist and conservationist David Shepherd had a lifelong interest in railways.

Occupying approximately 1,500 square miles of the East of England, the Fens are notorious flatlands lying very close to sea level.

Die Dampfeisenbahn war weit mehr als nur ein neues Verkehrsmittel – sie markierte den Beginn einer neuen Ära.

Public transport in London in the 1980s presented a very different face to today.

The Wantage Tramway, part tramway and part light railway, had many claims to fame.

The Wantage Tramway, part tramway and part light railway, had many claims to fame.

Class 37 Locomotives were introduced to British Rail from 1960 onwards and eventually numbered 309.

Class 314 EMUs were used by British Rail with the reopening of the Argyle Line, which ran under Glasgow Central high-level station.

This early work by Otto Hermann Kahn was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series.

The railways around Stoke-on-Trent have always tended to be overlooked by enthusiasts as they turned their attention to the more glamorous and much busier activities around neighbouring Crewe, but interesting traffic can still be found in the area.

Why don't trains run on time?

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Probleme der durchgehenden Eisenbahnbremsen in entwicklungsgeschichtlicher Darstellung" verfügbar.

Growing up in north-west London in the 1950s and living alongside a busy freight line, the seed for a fascination with steam was firmly planted in the young Geoff Barker's head.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Die Frühgeschichte der Eisenbahnen" verfügbar.

Pennsylvania Rivers and Rails focuses on the abundance of waterways and rail lines found within the borders of the second state that entered the Union on December 12, 1787.

March is a small market town in the Fens, about 30 miles from Cambridge.