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Top five rail trips this summer

Aug 6, 2020

Our railway offers a wealth of striking journeys - as seen in the new series The Architecture the Railways Built....

Film – a railway rich in biodiversity

Jul 22, 2020

Running Britain’s railway comes with great responsibility for the land and wildlife beside it. Folkestone Warren, a country park along...

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Happy birthday Sir John Fowler

Jul 15, 2020

Sir John Fowler - one the engineers behind the iconic Forth Bridge - was born on this day 203 years ago. His work boasted a contribution to the design and building of the London Metropolitan...

The Architecture the Railways Built – interview with presenter Tim Dunn

Jul 7, 2020

Growing up in Metro-land - the leafy suburbia served by the London Underground’s Metropolitan line - Tim Dunn’s track as one of our best-known railway historians had already been laid. His grandparents met as schoolchildren...

The NHS and the railway

Jul 5, 2020

We’re celebrating the hard work of everyone at the National Health Service as it turns 72, and its historic links with another service that runs on critical workers - the railway. Take a stroll down...

The Architecture the Railways Built – Great Western Railway

Jun 30, 2020

It's the final stop for television presenter Tim Dunn on his exploration of the incredible architecture on the railways across the UK and Europe. Watch the last episode of his 10-part series, The Architecture the...

INWED 2020 – a year in the life of an engineer

Jun 23, 2020

Track engineer Tara Scott’s had a busy year since appearing in our film for International Women in Engineering Day last year. We catch up with her to talk travel, working in Canada and getting over...

International Women in Engineering Day 2020

Jun 23, 2020

'Shape the world' is the theme for this year's International Women in Engineering Day. What does it mean to us? Anything from innovative design to projects that help communities and getting more people involved in...

Windrush Day 2020

Jun 22, 2020

This Windrush Day the railway celebrates the vital contribution of a diverse workforce as we look forward to permanently commemorating the Windrush generation at London Waterloo. On 22 June 1948, hundreds of passengers, many of...

The Architecture the Railways Built – Barmouth Viaduct

Jun 16, 2020

On tonight's The Architecture the Railways Built railway historian Tim Dunn takes us to Barmouth Viaduct - Wales' only major timber railway bridge still in use. Watch Tim on his new series on Yesterday on...
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