A volunteer narrowly escaped being crushed between two steam trains after an accident on a heritage railway. The two steam engines moved towards each other as the volunteer shunter stood on the line ...

A stunning train journey through swathes of Sussex countryside has been named one of the country's best. The Times has shared ...

Built at Swindon in 1934, number 5029 Nunney Castle was one of a class of locos that headed express trains on the Great ...

In 2025, the UK is marking the 200th anniversary of its steam-powered passenger railway with a nine-month long festival—from March to November—celebrating the Stockton and Darlington Railway ...

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is set to welcome the steam 'legend' Tornado for future services, it has been ...

Both steam and vintage diesel trains operate on the North Norfolk Railway's Poppy Line (01263 820800; nnrailway.co.uk), which links the cheerful seaside resort of Sheringham with Holt, an ...

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The Isle of Wight Steam Railway (iwsteamrailway.co.uk) makes a virtue of this, and passengers are guaranteed a ride in a carriage at least 90 years old, with endearingly chintzy interiors.

This could see the UK's some 500 steam engines - which contribute £600million a year to the economy - relegated to minor routes and preserved railways, the Telegraph reports.

The steam railway connects to the main Island Line, due to reopen this summer after a two-year upgrade to replace the 1930s London tube trains. Head to Ryde or Shanklin for great beach walks and ...

News UK News Railways Railway steam engine era remembered on 50th anniversary of demise Mirrorman Paul Routledge recalls how the last of the locomotives that made the country a world-wide leader ...