"To my mind, public transport was better back in the 1960s, towns and villages were more connected back then. "The rail cuts ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

On Monday, April 21, host Michael Portillo's tour of the county where he visited Shrewsbury and Telford, and met a grandfather, father and son who have dedicated time towards restoring a 1959 diesel ...

After World War II, the low price of domestic coal meant steam trains continued to operate in the UK for two decades. But when the price of oil started to fall in the 1960s, and so-called ...