Two hundred years after the first passenger train rolled down the tracks, these iconic rail journeys still inspire awe and wonder. On 27 September 1825, reporters and onlookers from across England ...

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One of the rarest trains in British rail history is set to return to its former home in the Cotswolds for the first time in ...

A heritage railway is celebrating its 35th anniversary by reuniting two locomotives to re-create the first journey made on its tracks. Bure Valley Railway opened in July 1990 after new track was laid ...

08:11, Mon, Aug 4, 2025 Updated: 12:39, Mon, Aug 4, 2025 A locomotive launched to celebrate 200 years of the modern railwayhas taken to the train tracks. To mark the special anniversary, an Exhibition ...

For more than a century the Somerset and Dorset Railway (S&D) served as a lifeline for rural communities - transporting coal, commuters and holidaymakers alike. The historic line ran between Bath in ...

On the 75th anniversary of the end of colonial rule, photos document the British Empire's lasting imprint on the part of India that is now Bangladesh. A man stands on a train as it waits at the ...