The first steam-powered passenger train took off 200 years ago, transforming long-distance travel. But the track itself is ancient. Take a look.

They’ve changed how we work, live, trade, shop. They made empires possible, freedom too. They’re still reshaping borders; and ...

BRITAIN'S Network Rail is taking the lead in celebrating two centuries of modern rail though a year-long celebration called ...

Victoria was the railway queen: the first British monarch to board a train when she departed Slough for Paddington in 1842.

It became the first locomotive to carry passengers on a public train when it was used on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in September 1825. The locomotive is now set to go on display at train ...

It was designed for Railway 200, which is marking the bicentenary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway opening on 27 September 1825. Jayne Sumner, who helped to create the book, said all ...

This year's 200th anniversary celebrations of the Stockton and Darlington Railway will be significant for the region, as visitors from around the world learn about the area's unique heritage.

The year-long celebration Railway 200 commemorates the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) on September 27, 1825 – and a journey that gave birth to the modern railway.

A sculpture and mural marking the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway are in plans being considered by Stockton Council. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire ...

A sculpture and mural marking the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway are in plans being considered by Stockton Council. The authority has submitted the proposals to its own ...

A sculpture and mural marking the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway are in plans being considered by Stockton Council. The authority has submitted the proposals to its own ...

2025 marks 200 years since the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway on September 27, 1825 and it also sees 150 years since the opening of the iconic Settle-Carlisle line. Cumbria has ...