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The "Inspiration" train is due to be launched at the Severn Valley Railway on 27 June before visiting 60 locations, such as ...
In 1825, George Stephenson’s steam-powered Locomotion No. 1 travelled 26 miles between Shildon, Darlington and Stockton ...
Set to roll out on Saturday, August 16, the first-ever direct train from Weardale to Edinburgh has captured the public imagination and sold out.
The travelling attraction – named Inspiration – launches at Severn Valley Railway in Worcestershire on 27 June and will criss ...
This journey will take passengers to Chester and then across the River Dee into Wales. Steaming through Prestatyn, Rhyl and ...
Today's Object of the Week is actually a series of objects which feature in a new exhibition exploring the impact of ...
In 1825, George Stephenson’s steam-powered Locomotion No. 1 travelled 26 miles between Shildon, ... From there, the train will steam across the Cumbrian Fells to historic border city Carlisle.
But in the 200 years since the first passenger train departed, no invention has quite surpassed the intimacy or grace of a sleeper car: a space with running water, a window, a bed.
Train Landscape by artist Eric Ravilious has been named as the world’s best-loved railway artwork in the UK, following a global poll organised by Railway 200 and Art UK to mark the 200 th anniversary ...