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 ...

A steam train has completed a journey honouring 150 years of freight services on the Settle to Carlisle line. The first goods train ran on 2 August 1875 along the picturesque line which journeys ...

Joe Campbell travels a section of the new freight rail service between Southampton and Doncaster as he takes a deep dive into the future of England's railways. The opening of the world's first railway ...

British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...

Following its successful Autumn Diesel and Steam Galas, the Great Central Railway has announced the first guest locomotive ...

Crowds turned out to watch a replica of a historic steam engine cross the oldest railway bridge still in use for trains in the world. Locomotion No 1 is recreating the first British passenger rail ...

This weekend's Autumn Steam Weekend at the West Somerset Railway will feature three locomotives that spent much of their ...

An electrification programme of 40 route miles per annum for 20 years could deliver the opportunities highlighted by CILT. Credit: Pixabay. The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) ...

Two hundred years ago, Shildon in north-east England changed the way we travel forever – and its legacy shaped rail networks ...