A train ticketing app is on the hunt for relatives of an unsung British rail pioneer – to give him the recognition he deserves. Virgin Trains Ticketing is looking for those related to Richard ...

The No.16 steam train was built in 1934 to specifically work at Corby Iron and Steel Works.

A heritage railway and working museum said it hoped a visit by the legendary Flying Scotsman locomotive would give its finances a boost. The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) said next month's appearance by ...

Volunteers at a heritage railway are to restore a 125-year-old steam locomotive that has not been able to run for four years. The T9 class engine was loaned to Swanage Railway in 2017 by the National ...

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 places, but ...

Eight steam engines will gather at a historic railway line, in a sight not seen in the south of England for more than 50 years. Most of the 1940s Bulleid Pacific class steam locomotives will chug ...

Read on to find out why a rail worker's refusal to work on Sundays resulted in a 'useless' train winning one of the most famous locomotive competitions in history ROCK and railways have been music ...

New locomotives that run on electricity and renewable fuels could reduce rail freight emissions by more than half on a typical journey. A £150m investment was made into Class 99 locomotives, which ...

Two centuries after the launch of the world’s first passenger line, we trace the milestones that made our railways the envy of the world Chris is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of ...