A remarkable compendium of oddities, curiosities and little-known facts about Britain's railways.

Who won in a race between a train and a pigeon? How can you warn bats to leave a railway tunnel? Before the era of the car, which railway company carried the mo

Explore a highly illustrated and comprehensive look at the story of 400 years of Britain's railways.

A narrative history of the most iconic railway company of the great age of steam.

Running a railway is a complex business. However organised it is, there will always be surprises: often hilarious, frequently unexpected, but sometimes serious.