Stories around our network

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Reopening Horton quarry rail link after 60 years
Published 15 July 2025
| Average read time 4 min read

Stories
Industry-leading
Living by the railway
Where’s the world’s oldest rail bridge in continuous use?
29 September 2020 | 3 min read
It’s the world’s oldest railway bridge in continuous use. It ranks among Historic England’s 100 Places and has even appeared…

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People and the railway
Railway heritage
Top five rail trips
25 September 2020 | 4 min read
Our railway offers a wealth of striking journeys – as seen in the new series The Architecture the Railways Built….
Region profile – North West and Central
16 September 2020 | 5 min read
Region profile – Wales and Western
4 August 2020 | 6 min read

Film – a railway rich in biodiversity
22 July 2020 | 3 min read

Region profile – Scotland’s Railway
21 July 2020 | 7 min read