Trains and railways: general interest

Of all the environments most conducive to a little murder and intrigue, the overnight sleeper train is the best.

Nick Sanderson's interest in the railway, first sparked during his teenage years as a train enthusiast, was revived during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In this volume Andy Gibbs returns to the Highlands, Lowlands and Borders of Scotland with many more images of trains in the region.

The Peak District spa town of Buxton was hugely popular in the nineteenth century and the prospect of a railway line from Manchester to the town was desirable for railway companies during the railway boom in the Victorian age.

British Railways' modernisation plan permitted individual regions to specify locomotives to fit their own requirements rather than opt for a 'one size fits all' policy.

Great Railway Journeys: London Victoria to Brighton and the South Coast is the sixth in Roger Mason's Great Railway Journeys series.

In the 1970s diesel locomotive preservation was very much in its infancy.

The Southern Railway, and later British Railways' Southern Region, extended its reach into Devon and Cornwall, competing with the Great Western Railway.

A unique take on modern life in Tokyo.

A unique take on modern life in Tokyo.

A Pageant of British Steam is a book honouring the position to which Britains Heritage Steam Railways has now arrived.

In this new album from Pen & Sword, transport historian and photographer Jim Blake presents a selection of pictures he took around the country in British steam's final years.

In this new album from Pen & Sword, transport historian and photographer Jim Blake presents a selection of pictures he took around the country in British steam's final years.

After the end of steam operation on the railways in Britain in the late 1960s, railway photographer John Whiteley travelled the world in search of the last years of steam on railways overseas.

Drawing on a wide variety of historical and media sources, this book tells the story of London's transport during an unexplored era in a novel way.

The 1960s saw the last hurrah for steam on the railways - the final period of steam-powered locomotives dominating the main line.

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.

Als die ersten Lokomotiven dampfend über frisch verlegte Schienen rollten, begann eine neue Zeitrechnung.

Railway termini are our gates to the glorious and the unknown.

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

Journey through the engineering marvels, stations, and heritage sites of Canada's western mountains.

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.

North America faces a transportation crisis.

Follow Rails to the Atlantic through eastern Canada's railway heritage.

Despite the "e;green"e; benefits of rail travel, Canada has lost much of its railway heritage.