The Isle of Man's steam railway season for 2025 has begun with its first trip from Douglas to the south of the island. The ...

Some of Britain’s last steam trains are in danger of disappearing from the railways following a row over the door locks on 60-year-old carriages. West Coast Railways, the biggest operator of ...

The railway history book pages are still being filled with each passing day, and the BBC Four Steam Railways Collection is therefore an invaluable record of Britain's industrial past, which ...

Britain's oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive, Furness 20 (built in 1863), is set to visit Tanfield Railway this May during the Tanfield300 Great North Festival of Railways.

A heritage railway has given driving lessons to raise funds for a Battle of Britain memorial event. The Spa Valley Railway's locomotive 303 Squadron ran from Tunbridge Wells, with the two novice ...

Head of Railways Andy Cowie said it was a "vital part" of the island's heritage. The railway is the longest narrow gauge steam line in Britain using its original carriages and locomotives.

It's a bumper announcement from the team at The Greatest Gathering. No more than four steam locomotives have been announced ...

Many will be quick to celebrate the legacy of steam engines and the old ... about the hope of “restoring pride” in Britain’s rail network. The railways were nationalised under the 1947 ...

the engineers and the volunteers who keep both modern and classic steam railways running. The series is all filmed on location in the stunning wilderness of the moors, forests and fields ...

Instead, Britain should seek to have the "best of both worlds", with a public body like GBR "overseeing" the railways while "harnessing the private sector's track record of investment and innovation".

Rail fares in Britain are among the highest in Europe ... public control later this year and the creation of Great British Railways to oversee the system, the future of rail travel is at a ...