A Victorian railway station is throwing open its doors to offer visitors an insight into its history and the role it played in the town's prosperity. March station in Cambridgeshire is taking part in ...

This time last year, I picked out a selection of the UK’s most beautiful lost railways, taking the 60th anniversary of the ...

The experience of walking a workig railway tunnel. Image (C) Tim Sandle. The experience of walking a workig railway tunnel. Image (C) Tim Sandle. Buried underneath the River Thames is the world’s ...

Michael Portillo takes to the tracks with his copy of Bradshaw's Victorian railway guidebook, he travels the length and breadth of the British Isles to see what of Bradshaw's World remains. Michael is ...

You may not realise, but there's a Victorian railway station in the UK that's particularly gorgeous. In fact, there's "magic" in its walls. Thousands pass through railway stations daily, yet unlikely ...

On the trail of a Victorian snake catcher, Michael visits the New Forest seeking out venomous adders, uncovers a secret library in Wimborne containing some very rare books, and visits the Poole ...

The Victorian era is known for its peculiar approach to death, from post-mortem photography to an obsession with Memento Mori keepsakes serving as stark reminders of life's finite nature. Yet one ...