To demonstrate that the technology was fit for purpose and to select between the various competing options, on April 25, 1829 ...

China and Japan have won the high-speed train race. With bullet trains crisscrossing the Asian supercontinent, it has made the grandfather of rail, the UK look as slow as the rocket. Why does the UK ...

From heritage train rides this weekend to trails, offers and treats into January, here's a pick of ways to keep that festive ...

5 Wiganers are sometimes referred to as “pie-eaters”. The name is said to date from the 1926 General Strike, when Wigan miners were starved back to work before their counterparts in surrounding towns ...

Locomotives are the mighty machines that make trains go! From the earliest steam engines puffing smoke to today’s super-speedy electric trains, locomotives have been powering railways for over 200 ...

It is 200 years since Stephenson's engine made the first passenger journey and Alstom is opening its site to the public in ...

A sound and light show that takes place on, inside, and around a steam train is back for another year. Steam Illuminations travels between Alresford and Alton on The Watercress Line in Hampshire ...

A historic steam train stopped people in their tracks as it made its way through Sussex in a billow of smoke. The 34046 Braunton travelled through the county on Monday night and drew crowds at ...

But he still remembers when he first laid eyes on a steam locomotive train as a child. “I could tell you the date that I got into this stuff was December 27, 1991. An Atchison, Topeka and Santa ...

Steam trains are a big part of British rail history and are loved by many people, who jump at the chance to hop on board on the rare occasion that they do just that. From Agatha Christie’s ...