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London 1864. On a Hackney-bound train, a guard discovers blood in a first class carriage - and a body on the railway embankment. For the first time, a murder has taken place on Britain’s railways.
Victorian-era railway viaduct being turned into High Line-style park. The first phase of the Castlefield Viaduct raised park is due to open in mid-2022. Twelve Architects & Masterplanners.
A Victorian railway guidebook has become a bestseller after almost 150 years - thanks to a TV travel programme. Bradshaw's Handbook was first published in 1863 but has now been catapulted into the ...
VISITORS to Didcot's railway centre were transported back to Victorian times as part of anniversary celebrations. Staff and volunteers held a special steam gala event over the bank holiday weekend ...
Volunteers are moving a 149-year-old railway carriage from a back garden to a train station. The dismantled Victorian carriage is making a 20-mile (32km) trip in a lorry on Saturday from a house ...