Awe-inspiring footage of a pianist and a violinist at a train station in England has been going viral for all the right reasons. The young musicians’ impromptu performance of Vivaldi’s “Summer” stunned a huge crowd, and proves the timeless power of classical music. Paris-born pianist Aurélien Froissart, 27, was visiting his brother in London when…

Sydney’s Central Station—a critical interchange that connects with suburban, intercity, and regional rail services, buses, coaches, and light rail—has installed the longest escalators in the Southern Hemisphere as part of a milestone transformation to Australia’s busiest train station. The nine escalators are 45 metres long and weigh more than 26 tonnes each. At a price…

A builder has found a Victorian-era train ticket ledger from 1885 after it fell through the ceiling at a railway station. George Thorne discovered the 136-year-old “hidden treasure” as he removed some rotten woodwork while renovating the station’s ticket hall. The ledger, dated April 1885, contains hand-written entries of all the passenger luggage and parcels…

LONDON—A large fire ripped through a railway arch beside Elephant and Castle station in south London on Monday, sending a ball of flame and plumes of black smoke billowing up high into the sky above the capital. Police said the incident was not terror-related. There were no immediate reports of anyone being injured. The London…