Britain’s first railway transformed the way people and goods moved forever. In this video, Guy Martin explores the history, ...

Steam locomotives shaped Britain’s industrial, social, and engineering legacy. Here’s a journey through the key engines that ...

It was time for civilisation to take a trip south once more, travelling, as her wont is, in an armoured train. —Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Début of Bimbashi Joyce,” 1900 The tombstone in Ely Cathedral ...

Celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the first passenger rail journey are taking place up and down the UK, with this weekend particularly special. On 27 September, 1825, the first passenger ...

Surprisingly, the weather 200 years ago obliged, with the Durham County Advertiser describing it as “propitious”, which is just as well given that the vast majority of the reported 533 train ...

Barely a day goes by without railways making the headlines in Britain. Industrial unrest, crumbling infrastructure, rising costs, a wildly unpopular government plan to close station ticket offices, ...

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 ...

A Labour government would execute the "biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation" in its first term, the party has pledged. If it wins the next general election, Labour plans to nationalise the ...