The railways were nationalised under the 1947 Transport Act and managed by “British Railways”. Back in the 1950s, the railway had a poor reputation. As one survey respondent described, the railway was ...

How do you make the trains run on time? British Rail adopted TOPS, a computer system born of IBM’s SAGE defense project, along with work from Standford and Southern Pacific Railroad. Before TOPS ...

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has launched an ambitious fundraiser to preserve an important part of Britain's heritage.

An iconic British steam train featured in Paddington ... of Europe as it introduces the digital-only technology. Network Rail has planned for some trains to run in digital-only mode from the ...

During the final decades of steam locomotive operation on British Railways keen amateur photographers captured fascinating footage of the end of an era This programme brings you some of these ...

There was a time when to take a British rail journey was to receive a ticket barely changed since Victorian times — a small cardboard rectangle printed with the destination through which the ...

Turner will organize a package next summer for a group of British rail lovers who are looking forward to seeing Japan’s steam locomotives. What he is concerned about is the increasing number of ...