Two hundred years after the first passenger train rolled down the tracks, these iconic rail journeys still inspire awe and wonder.

The historic train journey that set the foundations for much of the modern age is being celebrated across the U.K. on the ...

There is much to be said for the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), the grand entry into the British history books, whose 200th birthday is being celebrated today.

While Network Rail and the National Rail Museum celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, the last county in ...

1974: York British Sugar factory with the new 180ft chimney at full steam. Readers recall the smell of beet processing across the city (Image: ) An archive photo of the plant sparked a wave of ...

FOR decades a sign autumn had arrived in York was not the just turning of the leaves, but the distinctive sickly-sweet smell ...

Now the new and improved station will feature an original 1950s interior and is hoping to attract younger generations to ...

Kicking off a new series celebrating the 200th anniversary of the UK’s passenger railways, curator Steven Foxon offers a whistle-stop tour of the long-running love affair between cinema and trains, ...

A Lake District cruising company is celebrating its historic links with the railways. Windermere Lake Cruises is marking 200 years of modern rail travel with a tribute to its own long-standing links ...

A locomotive that served Dorset from the 1930s will star in a three-day steam gala. The volunteer run Swanage Railway, will host No. 926 Repton which hauled trains across the county during World War ...

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