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While the achievements of engineers like Isambard Kingdom Brunel and George Stephenson are known the world over, one of the ...
While Network Rail and the National Rail Museum celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, the last county in ...
The historic train journey that set the foundations for much of the modern age is being celebrated across the U.K. on the ...
Rail travel first began on Sept 27, 1825. Two centuries ago, the world’s first steam train ran in northern England and ...
The 200th anniversary of modern rail travel and the unique history of the station itself was marked at Dorchester West on the Weymouth to Bristol line. The gathering celebrated Rail 200, marking two ...
Grape harvests, colorful foliage and local festivities make autumn a great time to take a scenic train or tram excursion.
Mind the gap! Amazing pictures show 238 people crammed onto the world’s longest railway bench. The brave souls squeezed onto ...
On 27 September, 1825, the first passenger train departed on the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The engine was stylishly ...
We take a look at the story of the birth of the railway and how the North East played the starring role in its innovation two centuries ago. | ITV News Tyne Tees ...
Thousands of people are expected to line the route when a newly restored replica of Locomotion No.1 runs in County Durham.