Tanfield Railway is hosting a meeting of railway legends as Furness Railway No. 20, will appear at the Great North Festival ...

Trainspotters travelled from far and wide to visit Wick railway station on Thursday (May 1) as a gleaming black steam locomotive shunted in.

A British woman has become the oldest person in the world following the death of a Brazilian nun. 115-year- old Ethel May ...

A look at seven iconic trains that have shaped railroading, from luxurious passenger trains to high-speed record breakers.

The Nene Valley Railway‘s Frichs F 0-6-0T No. 656 returned to service in January 2024. More than 400 miles away, one of its ...

Trainspotters will have a rare chance to catch a glimpse of a 1950s steam engine passing through south London next weekend.

Trainspotters will have a rare chance to catch a glimpse of a 1950s steam engine passing through south London next weekend.

The government has received 200 expressions of interest in response to its AI growth zones application push, and is now ...

There is an unexplainable magic to the world of steam trains. No matter where one goes, a locomotive from the past is always ...

The mainline steam Shakespeare Express, run by Vintage Trains, is celebrating its fortieth anniversary this year.

In our latest look back through the decades of Commercial Motor, we visit the post-war 1920s, when decisions had to be made ...

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