High speed pledge

Author: Ray King - Published Sat 02 of Jul, 2011 21:39 BST - (7127 Reads)
Running 30 years ahead of Britain: The French TGV pictured at Bondy, Paris, in 2011 began running between Paris and Lyon in 1981

Moscow speed-up

Author: Ray King - Published Tue 28 of Jun, 2011 19:12 BST - (4950 Reads)
The old way of doing things at Brest Litovsk. The carriages are jacked up one by one and the bogies are changed.

Metro hammer

Author: Ray King - Published Mon 27 of Jun, 2011 22:09 BST - (4485 Reads)
Work under way with the new hammer between Oldham and Rochdale. Picture: BSP International Foundations

Rail booster

Author: Ray King - Published Wed 22 of Jun, 2011 21:28 BST - (4156 Reads)
The 'Yes to High Speed Rail' publicity bus outside Parliament in London on Wednesday 22 June 2011 with a few protesters with placards saying: We can't afford it

Eurostar survey

Author: Ray King - Published Mon 30 of May, 2011 21:05 BST - (5070 Reads)
A Eurostar and a Javelin train at the opening of St Pancras International station in 2007. Picture by Eddie Macdonald for London and Continental Railways