As Britain celebrates 200 years of the modern railway, discover the world's oldest track or become a steam train driver for a day Surprisingly, the weather 200 years ago obliged, with the Durham ...

A magical winter wonderland journey along Britain's most scenic railways. A magical winter wonderland journey along Britain's most scenic railways, from the Severn Valley Railway's dazzling Steam in ...

One of Britain’s most popular heritage railways, the Swanage Railway is the ideal way to explore the Dorset coast. The six-mile (10km) route chugs through the pretty Purbeck countryside from Norden, ...

A heritage railway has announced it is about to start the "most ambitious and expensive" infrastructure project it has ever carried out. The Spa Valley Railway, running from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, to ...

The year 2025 marks 200 years since passengers were first able to travel by railway in Great Britain. When George Stephenson’s steam locomotive, Locomotion No.1, set off on its first journey on ...

Network Rail and The Watercress Line sign a collaborative agreement to work closer together in the future Sales of limited-edition Wes and Sandy soft toys raise £8,000 for charity since 2 February Che ...

Charlie Bunce's book Great British Railway Journeys has been released to accompany the second series of Michael Portillo's television programme of the same name. The first journey it looks at is the ...

If you have ever imagined playing with a full-size train set, then you may be in luck this weekend.

The Lancashire borough of Rossendale lies in the Irwell valley, north of Manchester. It is the only local authority in Lancashire without a rail connection, and as such suffers from high levels of ...