In the 1950s, a new kind of locomotive made even extreme hills easy for trains to climb. But this extra-powerful engine came ...

Oxford station was popular with trainspotters as it was always busy with passenger and freight trains hauled by locomotives from different regions. Apart from main line services, Oxford handled local ...

The National Railway Museum in York has announced dates for the 2026 tour of the world-famous Flying Scotsman.

Bolton certainly has more than its fair share of ‘notable’ figures, past and present.

Away from Banff and Jasper national parks, a new rail trail is opening up a previously inaccessible corner of Canada and teaching travellers about the nation's past.

What will becoming publicly owned mean for users of West Midlands Trains? - Dr Steve McCabe explains.

An extract from the January 1956 issue of The Railway Magazine describing passenger and goods services, station layouts, motive power, and traffic patterns ...

The Jam's classic single topped the UK charts in February 1982... but the feel good tune disguises a dark story of Britain, ...

In the 1930s, speed records became a matter of national prestige, and Nazi Germany used high speed locomotives as propaganda ...

Steam fans will be flocking to the region later this month for a chance to see a selection of historic locomotives chuffing through the countryside. The Great Central Railway in Leicestershire will be ...