The world-famous Flying Scotsman has returned to the railway line where it hauled passenger services more than 70 years ago.

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 ...

The Class 99 hybrid made its debut at Dorset’s Swanage Railway during the heritage line’s annual Diesel Gala and Beer ...

It may not be a bullet train, but a steam locomotive made history this week as it became the first steam-driven train clocking 100 mph (161 km/h) on a British mainline track in over 50 years. On ...

A moment of history was witnessed by a lucky few at a landmark anniversary event at the UK's longest standard-gauge heritage line.

Historic 61306 Mayflower steam train spotted in Herefordshire on Welsh Marches Express. See photos and learn about its ...

The well-loved locomotive ‘Pocket Rocket’ has been sold to a Scottish Railway by North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

£150m ($201m) investment was made in the dual-power locomotives. Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, Minister of State for Rail, said: “Major private sector investments like this £150 million commitment to ...

For rail fanatics, the network of tracks criss-crossing Britain hold a particular allure. Whether its London commuter trains connecting hills and cornfields to sprawling suburbs and bold skyscrapers – ...

A NOTEWORTHY Parlimentary paper has recently been issued containing correspondence respecting the comparative merits of British, Belgian and American built locomotives running on the Egyptian railways ...