British rail history

  • Ghost on the Footplate: A Chilling Railway Tale of Fate, Faith and a Watchful Guardian

    Ghost on the Footplate: A Chilling Railway Tale of Fate, Faith and a Watchful Guardian

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    As Britain’s railways transitioned from steam to diesel, not all change was mechanical. Some, it seems, was far more mysterious. Neil Taylor recounts a haunting Christmas Eve journey set against the backdrop of a rapidly disappearing railway world. Steam sheds stood silent, branch lines rusted into obsolescence, and Victorian stations were being cut down only…


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