Spectator review of Cathedrals of Steam
By Julian Glover I began this book waiting for a diesel train to Derby, under the...
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Signal box battle
Petersfield signal box is in the wrong place. Or at least it is now. Actually, when...
Book review: Monisha Rajesh, Around the world in 80 trains
Monisha Rajesh wrote lovingly about the Indian railways in her previous book but this set her...
The great train wreck
A couple of weeks ago I met David Grime and Alan Noble, members of the Lakes...
Doubts over driverless cars in the lion’s den
I was worried that going to the autonomous vehicle exhibition in Stuttgart would be rather like...-
The big Spectator driverless car debate
My debate with car enthusiast and advertising man Rory Sutherland Wolmar: Let’s face it: we’re talking about... 
Review: Britain’s best 100 railway stations by Simon Jenkins
Stations, according to Simon Jenkins, are the forgotten part of the railway experience. People love the...
Book review: Night Trains by Andrew Martin
Night Trains, the Rise and Fall of the Sleeper by Andrew Martin, Profile Books, £14...
Review of Simon Bradley’s The Railways, Nation, Network and People
Simon Bradley dates the demise of the on-board meal service to 1962, when Pullman services no...
