Rob Bell explores the lost landscapes and infrastructure of some of Britain's former railway lines. From the 1960's the axe fell on 4,000 miles of Britain's rail network. Now, decades later, Rob Bell ...

Rob explores the copper mining that once dominated Cornwall, following the first two railways as he discovers how the deep mines prompted the invention of the steam engine. Rob checks out a railway ...

Barely a day goes by without railways making the headlines in Britain. Industrial unrest, crumbling infrastructure, rising costs, a wildly unpopular government plan to close station ticket offices, ...

A lost railway line which ran through Nottingham has been named as one of the most beautiful in the UK by a national newspaper. The former Great Central Main Line, which connected London to the North ...

To understand Britain’s relationship with its railways you can read learned reports and lengthy histories. But it is better to read “Thomas the Tank Engine”. The stories are set on the fictional ...

Professor Paul Plummer has previously worked in the railway and receives funding for research from parts of the railway. Rail unions and operators have been meeting with the government to attempt to ...