The railways were nationalised under the 1947 Transport Act and managed by “British Railways”. Back in the 1950s, the railway had a poor reputation. As one survey respondent described, the railway was ...

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has launched an ambitious fundraiser to preserve an important part of Britain's heritage.

An iconic British steam train featured in Paddington ... of Europe as it introduces the digital-only technology. Network Rail has planned for some trains to run in digital-only mode from the ...

is comprised of repurposed former Caledonian Sleeper coaches – in classic 1950s British Rail “blood and custard” livery – and ...

and the resulting prototype turbo-generator will replace the diesel engine in a redundant British Rail class 60 freight locomotive. It’s unclear whether it will incorporate a condenser ...