In praise of excellent rolling stock and permanent way. . . . . . . 100 years ago in August 1922, the Great Western Railway was boasting...

Hot passengers, hot tracks and warm bananas. . . . . . . . Let’s look first at the well wrapped-up passengers of old. Engineer Archibald...

Some railway junctions and the need for them. . . . . . It’s an interesting business researching railway history – any history, come to...

Brunel’s vision for speed and stability comes to an end. . . . . . . 130 years ago in 1892, the Great Western Railway (GWR) finally...

Summary: The spread of wildlife along tramway tracks, mentioning the Grizzled Skipper butterfly. . . . . . . ‘We get ‘Grizzled Skippers...