Trains and railways: general interest

The vast majority of Britain's railways were built between 1830 and 1900 which happened to coincide with the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901).

The vast majority of Britain's railways were built between 1830 and 1900 which happened to coincide with the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901).

Lost Railway Journeys from Around the World revisits our forgotten railway heritage in a beautiful visual and textual exploration of historic lines that can no longer be travelled.

With images and vivid recollections, we journey away from the main line to valleys, quarries and factories.

Following the end of the steam locomotive in normal service, the diesel has become the favourite of many railway enthusiasts.

Long before Brexit, the Common Market and even the Commonwealth, Britannia truly did rule the waves.

In 2012, Direct Rail Services (DRS) placed an order with Vossloh (now Stadler Rail) for its first Class 68 diesel locomotives.

The 1980s were years of momentous change on Britain's railways.

A history of the man who served as Chief Mechanical Engineer for the Southern Railway and the many locomotives he developed.

Seven friends recall the days when steam power was king in Yorkshire, England.

A fascinating account of the British Railways system's vital role in the defense of the country and support of the Allied forces during WWII.

Over the last few years the UK rail network has been going through a transformative period, changing rail travel for many different people.

The four seasons pass by like a gliding ship, each signalled by a transformation of changing colors and hues of light, thus providing a form of marker to these passages of time.

The four seasons pass by like a gliding ship, each signalled by a transformation of changing colors and hues of light, thus providing a form of marker to these passages of time.

This book takes readers on a spectacular journey across North and Mid-Wales in the thirty-year period from the mid-1950s onwards.

This book takes readers on a spectacular journey across North and Mid-Wales in the thirty-year period from the mid-1950s onwards.

What day-to-day life was like for those who traveled and worked on the world's first intercity railway in early nineteenth-century England.

The author and railway photographer presents a stunning collection of original images showing steam locomotives in action in the mid-20th century.

The author and railway photographer presents a stunning collection of original images showing steam locomotives in action in the mid-20th century.

A history of London's horse, steam, cable, and electric tramways, and the operation that ended an era.

What day-to-day life was like for those who traveled and worked on the world's first intercity railway in early nineteenth-century England.

A photographic overview of the little-known cars and engineers that kept British tramways running smoothly and safely.

An "e;extraordinarily informative and profusely illustrated"e; history of how a town built a railway, and a railway built a town (Midwest Book Review).

This comprehensive history of these unique locomotives covers everything from performance issues to sightings, detail differences and liveries.

An "e;extraordinarily informative and profusely illustrated"e; history of how a town built a railway, and a railway built a town (Midwest Book Review).

';The author delivers in fine detail, supported by excellent appendices and notes, the role of officers and men in the defense of the Dardanelles.

A treasury of photos capturing the end of an era in transportation history-the final decade of steam locomotives in Britain.

A treasury of photos capturing the end of an era in transportation history-the final decade of steam locomotives in Britain.

With words and pictures, a railway enthusiast examines the huge changes in the British railway network over a 50-year period.

"e;A superb book .

This comprehensive history of these unique locomotives covers everything from performance issues to sightings, detail differences and liveries.

This collection of historic photographs showcases the steam trains of England’s Southern Railway from Devon and Cornwall to Wimbledon and beyond.

With words and pictures, a railway enthusiast examines the huge changes in the British railway network over a 50-year period.

Following on from his popular series examining industrial steam in regions of the UK, Gordon Edgar looks at a series of fascinating workings around the world during the final days of steam in industry.

A number of narrow gauge railways can be found today in Saxony, eastern Germany, with commercial daily steam-hauled trains.

The earliest railways were built for industrial uses, coal being the principal commodity carried, perhaps from the pit to a dockside or canal for onward transport.

The 1950s and 1960s was a time of profound cultural and technological transformation.

During World War II women took on railway roles which were completely new to females.

During World War II women took on railway roles which were completely new to females.

In 1861, the Caledonian Railway, in its efforts to gain a foothold in Granton and Leith, opened a line from Slateford to Granton with a connection to Granton Harbour, where the Edinburgh, Dundee & Perth Railway (NBR) was already established.

The city of Derby has a long association with the country's railway heritage, not just as a focal point for the county's railway passengers but also its long tradition of manufacture.

Long before Brexit, the Common Market and even the Commonwealth, Britannia truly did rule the waves.

In 1970 two unlikely characters were part of Flying Scotsman's tour of America and Canada.

For as long as we could remember steam traction had been king on our railways.

For as long as we could remember steam traction had been king on our railways.

The great and the good rarely, if ever, accomplish all they wish to achieve without the able assistance of many skilled men and women.

In their book 'Gresley's Silver Link' the authors analyzed the evolution of the A4s Gresley's and their service up to Gresley's death in 1941.

Holman Fred Stephens (1868-1931) set himself up in the 1890s as an engineer and manager of the complete light railway as evolved by Victorian theorists to serve rural districts as yet bereft of the benefit of cheaper transport.