Sir Bob Reid, who has died aged 91, chaired British Rail from 1990 to 1995 after a distinguished career with Shell.

and a traveller today could take the same trip I took in 1986-87 and produce a completely different book. I got to Tibet by a snowy road. These days there’s a train to Lhasa. All travel books ...

A Royal Artilleryman train delighted rail enthusiasts as it swept through Radlett station on Bank Holiday Monday.

The history of Britain's modern railways has been charted in a book celebrating their 200-year anniversary. Enthusiasts ...