Bahamas is to have its first run of 2024 on Sunday, 27th October when it hauls “The Shakespeare Express” from Derby to ...

The recent threat to Britain’s most frequent steam operation ... the window – will fill their trains and scant coffers. As the charismatic chairman of British Rail, Sir Peter Parker, ...

Jubilee Class No. 45596 Bahamas will venture onto the West Coast Mainline on Saturday, 16th November when it hauls The ...

The iconic Flying Scotsman steam train first entered service 100 years ago today. It broke records by hauling the first non-stop London to Edinburgh service in 1928 and became the UK's first ...

Yesterday, the British Steam Car Challenge team issued a release indicating that today would likely (finally) be the day that Fred Marriott's hundred-year-old officially recognized top speed ...

On July 3 1938, a British steam locomotive, 'Mallard', hauled a special test train at the breakneck speed of 126mph, a world record that still stands to this day. Yes, when it came to railways ...

We've been following the British Steam Car Challenge and its team of would-be record setters for the last couple of years, so the thought of waiting another month for the crew's first official ...

The arrival of the railways revolutionised life in Britain. The growing rail network opened up the possibility of fast travel across the whole nation and it provided an efficient way of ...

The Railway Touring Company’s heritage rail tour programme is packed with steam day trips featuring many of Britain’s best preserved steam locomotives, as well as longer UK steam tours and worldwide ...

Michael Portillo's Great British Railway Journey's got to the ... Michael took a trip on the heritage line which operates a steam train for its 12 mile journey. A clearly impressed Michael ...

A tiny UK market town where locals still get about by hopping on steam trains is attracting global tourism. Pickering in North Yorkshire has gained a reputation as a perfect rural English idyll ...

A heritage railway is marking the 50th anniversary of British Rail's last mainline, steam powered service. Great Central Railway, in Loughborough, is holding a steam gala featuring one of the ...