An anonymous donor has given £200,000 towards the restoration of a famous locomotive that appeared in The Railway Children.

In 1974, Andrew Lloyd Webber began working on songs for an animated TV series based on the Thomas the Tank Engine children’s books. It didn’t pan out, but the idea of singing, anthropomorphic trains ...

The Battle of Britain class steam locomotive 34067, also known as Tangmere, was pictured at Carlisle railway station this year. This locomotive was introduced in 1945 by the Southern Railway and is ...

South Devon Railway is kicking off the new year with the return of its Winter Steam Gala. The three-day event which finishes on Sunday gives visitors the chance to ride behind a mix of heritage ...

With its distinctive air-smoothed casing and unique design features, ‘257 Squadron’ remains one of Britain’s most individual ...

In exciting news for train spotters, an historic locomotive will be passing through Hertfordshire next month. LMS Black 5 4-6-0 44871 will be pulling The Railway Touring Company's Valentine's White ...

All aboard for a trip back in time on the world’s oldest railway, celebrating its 300th anniversary in a quiet and beautiful corner of North East England. Dating back to 1725, a whole century before ...

After World War II, the low price of domestic coal meant steam trains continued to operate in the UK for two decades. But when the price of oil started to fall in the 1960s, and so-called ...

A train enthusiast has spent five years building a fully working miniature railway in his back garden. James Ardin, 36, from ...