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Other lives: One of the last surviving passengers of HMT Empire Windrush who played an active role in his north-west London community

Triarchos Eraklides, of Enfield, died in February last year just two months after being diagnosed with mesothelioma

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 railway that perhaps doesn’t get enough praise – British Rail. Abbreviated to BR, the…

These 6 different routes could be just the ticket.

It is thought that the logo will feature the colours of the Union Jack

“This is the age of the train” was the British Rail catchphrase in the late 1970s, showcasing advances in technology, such as tilting trains, and advanced transport hubs, like the Euston station complex.

Kenneth Grange was a colossus of post-war design. With a career spanning six decades, his mission for improvement touched everything from trains to fountain pens, taxis to toothbrushes

Renationalisation announced by shadow transport secretary, Louise Haigh, comes as most network contracts near expiry

‘Kenneth Grange: Designing the Modern World’ explores the life and work of the pioneering British industrial designer

Great British Railway Journeys season 15 on BBC2 sees politician-turned-presenter Michael Portillo explore Britain’s post-war history by train.

Exclusive: safety experts and a coroner made the request after a death in 1992, 30 years before Ukrainian refugee Albina Yevko died