Branch line! Victorian Great Western Railway train carriage left to rot under trees in field for nearly 100 years goes up for auction for £10,000 The Great Western Railway First Class carriage has now gone up for auction with Charterhouse for £100,000 Carriage was towed behind a family’s traction engine for use as their living quarters in the … Read more
Fascinating newly colourised images capture scenes in and around Britain’s railways as the system was nationalised almost 75 years ago – and the architect of subsequent track closures, Richard Beeching, making various public appearances on the network. In one image, 67-year-old rail worker Philip Martyr pauses to read a poster announcing the nationalisation of the … Read more
Why you should head to Taiwan if you’re a fan of scenic railway journeys: Channel 5 documentary reveals the island’s stunning train trips The World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys takes viewers on a trip of a lifetime around Taiwan’s rail network This week’s episode, narrated by Bill Nighy, takes in the Alishan Forest Railway and … Read more
An MP has called for a thorough investigation after part of a train station caved in and collapsed – narrowly missing passengers waiting on a platform. ‘Miraculously’ no one was injured in the incident, which took place at Northwich Station in Cheshire late this morning. But commuters were left facing severe delays after a huge pile … Read more
Call The Midwife’s Jenny Agutter set to reprise her role in The Railway Children sequel – 50 years after original as Sheridan Smith and Tom Courtenay join the new cast By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 15:36 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 16:02 BST, 6 May 2021 Call The Midwife star Jenny Agutter is … Read more
Railway Children is ‘reimagined’ for Generation Woke: Characters grapple with mental anguish in ‘modern’ makeover by Tracey Beaker author The new book by author Dame Jacqueline Wilson will be published in September It is a retelling of Edith Nesbit’s The Railway Children, first published in 1906 Dame Jacqueline has written the book from the youngest child’s … Read more
Railway bosses plan to lay on 1,000 extra trains EVERY DAY from next week to help cope with predicted ‘staycation’ boom Demand for domestic getaways soared ahead of easing of lockdown restrictions Rail bosses are expecting a passenger surge fuelled by reopening of hospitality Services will hit almost 18,000 a day from Monday, up from … Read more
Off the rails! Moment mass brawl erupts on RAILWAY tracks in Argentina with around 20 thugs hurling kicks, punches and rocks before train is forced to make emergency stop The fight broke out between two groups of men in Ramos Mejia, Buenos Aires CCTV shows punches and rocks being thrown as trains fly past on … Read more
London St Pancras loses its crown as the best railway station in Europe to Leipzig – but Birmingham New Street breaks into the top 10 Researchers studied 51 of the biggest railway stations across Europe They scored them on factors including destinations served and dining options From this data they drew up a ranking – … Read more
London St Pancras loses its crown as the best railway station in Europe to Leipzig – but Birmingham New Street breaks into the top 10 Researchers studied 51 of the biggest railway stations across Europe They scored them on factors including destinations served and dining options From this data they drew up a ranking – … Read more