Rapid transit was born in the United Kingdom, with the opening of the Metropolitan Railway in 1863, followed by lines in ...

There was a time when to take a British rail journey was to receive a ticket barely changed since Victorian times — a small cardboard rectangle printed with the destination through which the inspector ...

The list of Britain’s finest stations also included Cromford, which is ‘perhaps the UK’s quintessential rural train station’, the Grade II-listed art-deco Leamington Spa and Hebden Bridge, which has ...

Barely a day goes by without railways making the headlines in Britain. Industrial unrest, crumbling infrastructure, rising costs, a wildly unpopular government plan to close station ticket offices, ...

As any tourist traveling on dilapidated trains to and from London would quickly discover, Britain’s domestic railway system has been in a state of slow decline ever since the sun set on the British ...

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Britain on Tuesday committed to a new rail infrastructure programme ...

One of the UK’s most remarkable railway structures stretches for almost two miles across the River Tay. Known today for its ...

In a nod to history, the digital clock’s seconds indicator incorporates the British railway system’s renowned double arrow logo. By Susanne Fowler Reporting from London Train stations are known for ...

A railway station has earned the title of the UK's most deserted, with a mere 68 people passing through in an entire year.