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 ...

The iconic Flying Scotsman steam train first entered service ... Edinburgh service in 1928 and became the UK's first locomotive to officially reach a speed of 100mph six years later.

Steam trains ... 2025. The train will stop at Leigh-on-Sea before heading to London. After leaving London, passengers will pass through stunning parts of the UK, including the Cotswolds, and ...

To demonstrate that the technology was fit for purpose and to select between the various competing options, on April 25, 1829, the L&MR Treasurer, Henry Booth, issued a challenge to ‘all Engineers and ...

A CAR has crashed into a bridge in Salisbury, causing delays to train services. Trains running through Salisbury have been forced to run at reduced speed on all lines following the incident, which ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few ...

Northern Belle has chosen the New Year to announce the highlights of what to expect in 2025 for tours on its iconic luxury ...

which built twenty-five percent of the world’s steam locomotives, and ship them off to emerging rail systems across the world. By 1900, nearly five percent of the UK’s population worked for ...

The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway held their 2023 Spring Steam Gala over the weekend of 9th – 12th March 2023.Visiting ...

NORTH Dorset Railway is gearing up for a significant year ahead. The heritage railway charity, located at Shillingstone Station, is set to mark the bicentenary of passenger-carrying steam trains ...