The history of Britain's modern railways has been charted in a book celebrating their 200-year anniversary. Enthusiasts across Essex and Suffolk designed the 45-page text with the help of children ...

The history of Britain's modern railways has been charted in a book celebrating their 200-year anniversary. Enthusiasts across Essex and Suffolk designed the 45-page text with the help of children ...

A book celebrating 200 years of the modern railway has been created with the help of local schools. BBC Homepage. ... Enthusiasts chart history of Britain's railways. Image source, Greater Anglia.

The HS2 high-speed rail line was supposed to re-energize the UK. Instead, controversy, astronomical costs and downsizing have left it struggling for support.

In 1825, the world’s first passenger train went into service in northern England. It heralded the start of a railway age that transformed the country’s economy by slashing journey times ...

The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track is part of BBC Two’s Genius Of Invention. Publicity contact: AT. Channel. Date Tuesday, 26 February 2013. Time 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Week 9. Explore the BBC.

Strikes, overcrowding and journeys that end up in magical mystery taxi rides. Britain’s railway system is in a parlous state and now, after cuts to its flagship HS2 high speed project, experts ...

Enthusiasts chart history of Britain's railways. Lewis Adams - BBC News, East of England. May 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM. Copied; ...