The authoritative and fascinating history of the rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail British Rail wasn\"t how we\"re asked to remember it . . . From ancient rolling stock to patchy service, stale sandwiches to the wrong kind of snow, British Rail - our last great state-owned organisation to be privatised - has received a terrible press....

India joined the railway age late: the first line was not completed until 1853 but, by 1929, 41,000 miles of track served the country....

The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways’ vital role in changing the face of Britain....

Since the Victorian era, London’s Underground has played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners....

London hosts twelve major railway stations, more than any other city in the world. They range from the grand and palatial, such as King\"s Cross and Paddington, to the modest and lesser known, such as Fenchurch Street and Cannon Street....

Journey through the history of the railways A fascinating journey through the history of railways, packed with first-hand accounts of innovation, triumph, and tragedy....

You think you know British Rail. But you don\"t know the whole story. From its creation after the Second World War, through its fifty-year lifetime, British Rail was an innovative powerhouse that transformed our transport system....

Trains are used across the world to transport goods and passengers. They can ride rails underground, move at high-speeds and travel between countries and can be powered by coal, diesel or electricity. Trains takes readers on a journey through history and across the world as they discover the wonder of the railway....

Christian Wolmar expertly tells the story of the Trans-Siberian railway from its conception and construction under Tsar Alexander III, to the northern extension ordered by Brezhnev and its current success as a vital artery....