From being 'forced' to accept railways 160 years ago, the republic is now a world-beater when it comes to this form of ...

Frequently, it is mentioned that steam locomotives, ‘Flying Scotsman, ‘Mallard’ and ‘Cock o’ the North’ were built at Doncaster Works.

With most of its steam engines based in Carnforth in North West England, the ban had threatened to leave the firm unable to haul trains even in parts of the country that were unaffected. One ...

Bradford 2025: I travelled on the 1950s Keighley and Worth Valley Railway steam train made famous by The Railway Children and Peaky Blinders Ad Feature by Bradford 2025 Published 7th May 2025, 20: ...

End of the line feared for steam trains after plans to abolish traditional railway 'traffic lights' signals By SOPHIE CARLIN Published: 04:27 EDT, 21 April 2025 | Updated: 04:45 EDT, 21 April 2025 ...

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.

A 'wonderful and nostalgic' event will feature four historic locomotives from the 1890s to the 1960s. The 'Winter Warm Up' on Saturday, January 4 and Sunday, January 5, 2025, will see steam and ...

Back in the 1950s, the railway had a poor reputation. As one survey respondent described, the railway was a “big, monolithic institution, not at all concerned with the welfare of the individual”.

Trains were often late and dirty, the result of a lack of investment combined with the dying days of the steam era. Coupled to this, British Railways was hesitant about outside intervention, whether ...

Swanage Railway volunteer commercial director Alex Atkins said: “With a wide range of steam locomotives operating on passenger and demonstration freight trains—spanning from the 1890s to the ...