Great Railway Journeys

Photos by Tom Owen Edmunds. Trains have a magic and mystery which is being lost in the West as the car takes over. But in many parts of the work they are still the main method of transport - accessible to all, uniting families, forming crucial arteries linking societies. On trains you can discover something about the heart and soul of a country... Comprising contributions by: Mark Tully from Karachi to the Khyber, Lisa St Aubin de Teran from Santos to Santa Cruz, Clive Anderson from Hong Kong to Mongolia, Natalia Makarova from St. Petersburg to Tashkent, Michael Palin from Derry to Kerry, and Rian Malan from Cape Town to the Lost City...