CAN RAILWAYS PAY? 

By Stephen Cheetham

Railways continue to occupy a special place in the British imagination: over 40,000 people attended last year’s 200-year celebration in Derby.

But what is a railway?  A business, a piece of public infrastructure, or a nostalgic dream of a gentler past?

Stephen Cheetham, rail volunteer and treasurer of the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways Trust, offers a personal perspective on the past, present and future of rail transport.