Mike Lamport who is involved in Railway 200 and is also a railway heritage advisor said the focus of the tour was to show ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Getty Images "The death knell of British railways" is commonly held to have been rung by Dr Beeching in 1963 but, ...

Lecturer in Marketing, Brunel Business School, Brunel University of London In 2025 Britain is marking the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. Many will be quick to celebrate the legacy of steam ...

Today marks 200 years since the world’s first passenger railway journey. On September 27, 1825, around 450 people made the 26-mile journey from Shildon to Stockton in the north-east of England on a ...

A long-forgotten press release detailing a major moment in Britain’s railway history has been discovered hidden beneath a ...

Britain's railways were key to the development of Britain - they helped facilitate the Industrial Revolution, the suburbs- and the commuter - and created popular holiday destinations. They've even ...

Transpennine Express joins LNER, Northern and Southeastern rail under the DfT’s control. Credit: AlanMorris/Shutterstock Ownership of the British railway system has been hotly contested since it was ...

A nostalgic rail experience is pulling into town, offering locals the "rare" chance to experience a ride on board an "important part of British railway history". Visitors to the Mid Norfolk Railway on ...