Railroads transformed the world. They stitched together cities and continents, turning once-distant destinations into reachable places. While their role in daily transportation has diminished in many ...

Railroads transformed the world. They stitched together cities and continents, turning once-distant destinations into reachable places. While their role in daily transportation has diminished in many ...

Preserved railways are now an established part of the tourist itinerary. It doesn’t matter if you call it a railroad, railway, chemin de fer, Eisenbahn or whatever, the chances are that somewhere near ...

An old Victorian railway line that almost disappeared, is now a place where people can come and experience the joys of locomotives and steam trains. And they can do so whilst travelling through the ...

The countryside rolls by in a blur of green fields, stone walls, winding rivers, and tiny villages as the steam-powered locomotive hauls the heritage train on one of the world’s most scenic rail ...

Severn Valley Railway is offering the chance to take control of the LMS Jubilee class locomotive No 45596 'Bahamas' train when it visits the site for the annual Autumn Steam Gala. The special ...

A "wonderfully preserved" steam train journey in Dorset with "fantastic views" has been named as one of the UK's best. Swanage Railway featured alongside several others around the UK in a list from ...

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IT is almost 50 years to the day that mainline steam came to an end but, thanks to a Darlington man, the last ever British Railways steam locomotive was preserved for posterity. The final scheduled ...