In January 1960, Britain’s railways were once again battling one of their greatest recurring enemies: severe winter weather.

The government seems to have learned from past errors. Instead of crashing ahead with construction before any scheme is ...

GIVEN, a railway system which earns each year just about what it earned the year previous, while the capital charged against it is each year materially greater; how are dividends always to be paid at ...

There is much to be said for the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), the grand entry into the British history books, whose 200th birthday is being celebrated today. We could start by stating the ...

A York-based furniture restoration firm has played a key role in reviving a piece of British railway history as part of a £11 million redevelopment project at the National Railway Museum (NRM). Andrew ...

A landmark journey through British railway history is set to roll through the North East, as Excursions By Rail launches a “once-in-a-lifetime” trip from Weardale to Edinburgh — with the route itself ...