Among those retiring from the shed was Maurice Youngs, of Broadway, Didcot, who had recently received a gold watch from British Railways for 45 years’ service.

An iconic British steam train featured in Paddington 2 and Top Gear has become the first ever to be 'future-proofed' amid a wider plot to remove much-loved traditional traffic signals.. The ...

PLANS for a canopy to provide sheltered storage for historic steam locomotives in Carlisle have been lodged with Cumberland ...

A majestic West Country Pacific, 34043 Combe Martin, canters across the Midford viaduct on the much-missed Somerset and Dorset line – closed in 1966, steam till the end – as the Titfield train ...

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 pl… ...

In the 1960s, branch line closures by the railway ‘axeman’ Dr Beeching, and the ending of steam traction by British Railways, created a demand for what had been taken away, and many of the ...

Telford Steam Railway volunteers with Michael Portillo (in red). Firstly, armed with a longbow, Portillo re-enacted the famous Battle of Shrewsbury that was fought in Battlefield in 1403.

A steam railway in the Yorkshire Dales is facing the trebling of its energy bills – and plans to install 1,000 solar panels on its engine sheds to avoid the price hike.

The railway commenced operations last weekend with a VE Day special, running all three steam engines for the first time, reports the Manchester Evening News.. Since last Sunday, May 18, the ...

A Telford Steam Railway spokesperson said: "We thoroughly enjoyed welcoming Michael and the film crew to Telford Steam Railway last June, for an episode of the very popular TV series.