The railway system of Great Britain started with the building of local isolated wooden wagonways starting in the 1560s. A patchwork of local rail links operated by small private railway companies deve
Class 87 electric locomotive and Mark 3 coaches operated by franchisee Virgin Trains, c.2004
The first passenger service was at Oystermouth in 1807, photograph from 1870
Salamanca of 1812
Frith's The Railway Station, 1862 depiction of Paddington railway station in London
The railway system in Great Britain is the oldest railway system in the world. The first locomotive-hauled public railway opened in 1825, which was followed by an era of rapid expansion. Most of the t
History of rail transport in Great Britain
…The railway system of Great Britain started with the building of local isolated wooden wagonways starting in the 1560s. A patchwork of local rail links operated by small private railway…
Trains at London Paddington in 2021, one of Great Britain's busiest stations
An LNER Class 800 Azuma train on the East Coast Main Line in Northumberland
A GWR Class 800 Intercity Express Train on a service from London Paddington to Swansea
Two TransPennine Express Class 802 Nova 1 units passing through North Yorkshire