At first, artists only tentatively began following in his footsteps. The railway was primarily the preserve of prints and societal attitude towards it was often negative. Turner’s own views may have ...

He developed several new forms of photographic equipment, notably rigging 43 flash bulbs to fire simultaneously so as to capture a steam locomotive at night. Of his preference for shooting after dark ...

One of the most famous train journeys in art was Vincent van Gogh’s trip from Paris to Arles in February 1888 on the PLM, or Paris-Lyon-Mediterranée Express. Although steam locomotion had been ...