When British Rail rebranded in the 1980s, it came up with the slogan: "We're getting there". As leaves on the line and the wrong type of snow brought the network to a standstill, the joke was British ...

In 2025 Britain is marking the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. Many will be quick to celebrate the legacy of steam engines and the old red lion railway logo, but there’s one bit of Britain’s ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There was little mourning after the UK’s nationalised train operator, British Rail, ran its last service ...