Bristol Temple Meads railway station turns 183 years old today. It’s a station absolutely teeming with history and we are adding more pages to the history books. We have been upgrading Bristol Temple Meads over the past few years with more improvements to come. Let’s take a look at the station’s past and what’s in … Continued
We take great pride in protecting and maintaining iconic structures across the railway. We’re in the final stages of refurbishing the world-famous Forth Bridge near Edinburgh. Here’s how … What we did Our teams and contractor, Balfour Beatty, are currently refurbishing and repainting the North Queensferry approach span of the bridge. We began work in … Continued
Her Majesty The Queen has a long tradition of supporting Britain’s railways and has attended many celebrations on the railway during her 70-year reign. We are grateful to Her Majesty for her continued support of this essential public service. Here is a look back at our recent history with The Queen in celebration of her … Continued
Stunning original drawings of one of Britain’s earliest railways have re-emerged in our archive. The archive, in York, has just rediscovered engineer Thomas Longridge Gooch’s plans for the Manchester and Leeds Railway, which opened in 1839. The original contract drawings for this line, which date from about 1836, are rare examples of highly artistic railway … Continued
London Charing Cross station stars in the new series of The Architecture the Railways Built on Yesterday. Read on for some bonus history and find out what Sir Christopher Wren has to do with it … In episode three, presenter Tim Dunn visits Charing Cross – London’s most central terminus – and finds incredible hidden … Continued
Plans for Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s hidden underground shelter from the Blitz are some of the most intriguing in our historic archive. There are 270 working stations on Transport for London‘s (TfL’s) network but at least 40 that still exist and are closed to passengers, according to TfL. Down Street – in Mayfair and sitting … Continued
We look back at more than 100 years of Olympics history across London’s railway as Tokyo 2020 officially begins … 1908 – White City London 1908 took place in the shadow of the Franco-British Exhibition, which was considered more noteworthy at the time. As a result, London’s railway companies were more concerned about transport links … Continued
Where can you find the origins of the modern railway? In County Durham, where The Architecture the Railways Built is heading in its new series. County Durham is rich in railway heritage – so much that it dates back further than most of our Victorian railway, to the Georgian era. Join historian and presenter Tim … Continued
The Royal Albert Bridge – Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s masterpiece – stars in the brand-new The Architecture the Railways Built. Historian and presenter Tim Dunn visits the world-famous bridge, which crosses the River Tamar between Plymouth and Saltash, Cornwall, in the second episode of the new series, which explores the incredible designs around the railway in the UK … Continued
Tim Dunn’s The Architecture the Railways Built is back for a second series – and heading straight to the spectacular Wemyss Bay station. Watch the new series from 8pm on Tuesday 19 January on Yesterday. In the first episode, railway historian and presenter Tim visits the architectural gem of Wemyss Bay on the West coast of Scotland. … Continued