The railway operates on tracks dating back to 1725 and 1621, making it the world's oldest. Heritage steam trains run every ...

It is dubbed The Lion, and it is one of just four showman’s road locomotives built back in the 1930s by British-based John Fowler & Co. At a Bonhams auction held last week, the contraption was ...

Oxford station was popular with trainspotters as it was always busy with passenger and freight trains hauled by locomotives from different regions. Apart from main line services, Oxford handled local ...

Visitors to the popular Spring Steam Gala at The Watercress Line in Hampshire, from 25 to 27 April, can ride behind a stellar line-up of guest and home-fleet locomotives, including the newly-restored ...

An iconic British steam train featured in Paddington 2 and Top Gear has become the first ever to be 'future-proofed' amid a wider plot to remove much-loved traditional traffic signals. The changes, ...

A steam locomotive that has regularly featured on children’s television delighted rail enthusiasts in Blackburn earlier this week. The LNER Peppercorn Class A2 Blue Peter Locomotive was spotted at ...

Iconic steam locomotives will be among the highlights when the popular Autumn Steam Gala returns to The Watercress Line in Hampshire, from 3 to 5 October. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

All aboard for a trip back in time on the world’s oldest railway, celebrating its 300th anniversary in a quiet and beautiful corner of North East England. Dating back to 1725, a whole century before ...

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