As our railways lurch from one crisis to the next, Transport Minister Stephen Byers has admitted: "We do not have a railway system which is fit for the 21st century". Stuck in the steam age. In 1947 ...

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 ...

Back in 1963, Dr Richard Beeching’s plans to cut 5,000 miles of line and some 300 stations were outlined in a British Railways Board report, The Reshaping of British Railways.

The British Railways Lion over Wheel crest used in the 1950s. The British Railways Lion over Wheel crest used in the 1950s. Credit: Roger Bamber / Alamy Stock Photo A quarter of a century on, the ...

Railway expert Andrew Martin reveals that Britain has more than 120 'preserved' railways. ... closed in 1950, ... and the ending of steam traction by British Railways, ...

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, ...