British Railway Infrastructure Since 1970: An Historical Overview

With words and pictures, a railway enthusiast examines the huge changes in the British railway network over a 50-year period.

Looking at trains in Great Britain from 1970 to 2020, we see how steam-age infrastructure has gradually given way to a streamlined modern railway. The beginning of the period saw the final stages of the Beeching cuts, with the closure of some rural branches and lesser-used stations. Since the 1980s, the tide has turned, and numerous lines and stations have joined or...