Be an interactive eyewitness to the fascinating and often dramatic story of the train and how it shaped the course of history: trom the earliest forms of tracked transport to the super-speed trains of the modern age.

What is a train?

The first railways

Dawn of the steam age

Steam engines come of age

How a steam locomotive works

Railways reach the world

The American railroad

Building the railways

Overcoming obstacles

Making tracks

Freight trains

First, second, and third class

Travelling in style

In the signal box

Following the signs

Post haste

Electric trains

Diesel power

Long distance by train

Royal trains

Record breakers

At the station

Running the railway

Still in steam

All decked out

Travelling underground

Up in the air

Trains for fun

Into the future

Great train journeys

Train timeline

Find out more

Glossary

Index