The Isle of Man has the most extraordinary collection of transport systems in the world. Not just the oldest surviving electric tramway and the worlds only vintage horse tramway, it also has Britains only electric mountain railway, a Victorian narrow gauge steam railway, a Victorian glen railway and a mines railway with the narrowest gauge in ......

History is everywhere, and is never as complete as when it can be accessed on a part of history itself. The locomotive is one of the great steps in progress of civilisation that undoubtably connects us to land and history that was shaped by the machine itself. Although a basic form of railway, or rutway, did exist in Ancient Greek and Roman ......

For Britains growing band of model railway enthusiasts, a garden railway is the ultimate challenge. In this inspirational book Richard Blizzard guides you through 19 garden railway projects, from laying the track and making simple trackside accessories through to constructing a 16mm-gauge live steam engine from a kit, various rolling stock and ......

This is a stunning artistic guide to both continental and North American destinations and railway poster heritage and the final book to complete the 8 Volume Poster to Poster series. The National Collection of Posters takes a journey around some wonderful worldwide destinations, which both the British and other world railway companies advertised.

The military was quick to see the advantages of railways in warfare, whether for the rapid deployment of men or the movement of heavy equipment like artillery. From here it was a short step to making the train a potent weapon in its own right - a mobile fort or a battleship on rails. Armed and armoured, they became the first practical ......

In May 2016 the iconic Flying Scotsman will return     to Britain’s rails after an absence of over ten years and a £4.5m restoration in the care of the National Railway Museum.

The world’s most famous locomotive will be re-launched in 2016 and in May, following trials over the preceding months, will embark upon a triumphant tour of ......