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This look interesting. Carline Eden has described trip across Poland on a restored old train…You can read about it here, https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/jun/02/nostalgic-ride-communist-era-train-poland I’m intrigued by the forward-facing style of this retro trip…

I was recently given a small group of colour slides of French Railways from about 1960. They look as though they were part of an educational presentation, for staff inductions maybe, that describe the idea of progress and development on … Continue reading →

The BBC iplayer is showing this early work by dramatist Stephen Poliakoff. The story is set on a cross-European railway service. The Ost-West express was a once-a-week service that connected Ostend (Belgium) with various cities across Europe. The train was … Continue reading →

The Guardian ran a piece about the how Indian railways are proposing to replace the historic jacket styl3w of their employees. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/15/is-it-the-end-of-the-line-for-one-of-indias-most-distinctive-garments