Look back at 200 years of UK train travel: from cheap seats in roofless ‘cattle trucks’ to 6-course meals in First Class
THIS year marks 200 years of train travel in the UK, and if you think your commute is bad these days… you’ll be horrified at what the railways used to be like. The first train journey ...
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Downton Abbey railway carriage vandalism: Two arrests
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with vandalising heritage railway carriages used in the filming of ITV drama Downton Abbey. The carriages on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway in ...
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England's 'most scenic' train journey full of beautiful little seaside villages
The heritage steam railway, also known as the North Norfolk Railway ... with a 1950s style waiting room where the steam engine and carriages will be eagerly parked for travellers to hop on ...
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The UK's longest train platform is a whopping 620 metres long - but there's one big catch
The railway station with the longest ... The station is on the Far North Line and the platform is shorter than any of the train carriages that pass through it - but there is always an announcement ...
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Derby North MP Chris Williamson mocked over women-only carriages
A sign has appeared on the door of an MP's office mocking his proposal for women-only train carriages. Chris Williamson, MP for Derby North ... for Brent Council in London, tweeted the picture ...