Russia is the world’s largest country, and it’s easy to see why it’s become an increasingly popular travel destination, beguiling and fascinating with world-class art, amazing landscapes and a massively rich and interesting culture and history.
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We’ve put together five of our favourites, from pushing the boundaries of railway technology to exploring the National Collection.
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Welcome to The Railway Hub’s weekly round-up of the latest railway news.
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This year sees the 150th anniversary since the ‘Pacific Railroad’ was finished, which linked the existing eastern US network with the Pacific coast at Omaha, Nebraska.
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Harry Potter continues to captivate one generation after another and now Hornby has created its own little piece of magic for fans.
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In an extract from his new book, Chasing Trains, Martin Buck recalls the lengths he went to tracking down his last ‘Whistlers’ for sight and haulage. A QUESTION I am often asked is: “Why Class
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Tim Helme recounts some of the stress, strife and shenanigans on the diminutive Derby branch line to Sinfin from 1990 to date. THE Sinfin branch, which is accessed at Melbourne Junction about one-and-a-quarter miles south-west
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Gareth Bayer’s survey of surviving Class 47s looks at the preserved locomotives, including main line registered machines, other operational examples, and those stored, undergoing overhaul or restoration. THE preserved Class 47 fleet could be said
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Rail enthusiast or not, it would take a lot to miss all of the coverage in recent news about the celebratory anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon.
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The death of Sir Nigel Gresley at Hertford on April 5, deprived the railway mechanical engineering profession of one of its most distinguished personalities.
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