Two hundred years ago the first ticket-holding passengers boarded carriages and eagerly awaited as a steam locomotive slowly pulled away along iron tracks. Off they set on the first 26-mile journey in ...

Sumptuous suites with full bathrooms. Celebrity designers. World-class spas. Four-star chefs. If new amenities are any sign, the golden age of train travel didn’t end a century ago. It’s dawning now, ...

Last month’s announcement that the government will scrap phase two of the HS2 rail project, set to run from the West Midlands to Manchester, felt like another nail in the coffin for Britain’s ...