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Things are turning nasty on the Swiss Railways! Generally held up the paragon of service and efficiency; things have turned sour following new rules about validating tickets. The rules are being ruthlessly enforced by cheerless inspectors who are handing out … Continue reading →

Dan Snow has been presenting a short series of films about the history and development of railways in Britain…You can watch the films, here http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01qh3z3/Locomotion_Dan_Snows_History_of_Railways_Episode_3/ Better still, there is a link to a whole archive of BBC films about steam … Continue reading →

Lynn, my sister-in-law, was complaining about there being too many TV programmes about trains… there’s been Indian and African Railways, Michael Portillo’s retreading of John Betjeman at home and across Europe, there’s been Dan Snow’s useless history. ITV even got … Continue reading →

Here’s an odd kind of train crash. A cleaner stole a train and ran it off the end of the line and into a building. This happened in Sweden; where the cold, dark winters can have an effect on how … Continue reading →

Here’s a film poster from 1948. It’s by Manfred Reiss. I found out about him when I was researching accident prevention posters by RoSPA and GPO posters. He was one of a group of emigre artists and designers who came … Continue reading →

The Compagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits was established to provide high quality trans European rail services. Its trans-national services were assured by providing its own luxuriously appointed saloon, dining and sleeping cars. These were modelled after the American example of … Continue reading →

Here are some poster images of US streamlined trains…coming round the mountain