The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has given GB Railfreight's Class 99 fleet Authorisation for Placing Into Service.

A new railway training centre has been named after the man behind some of Britain's best-known steam locomotives. Sir Nigel ...

British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam ...

One of the rarest trains in British rail history is set to return to its former home in the Cotswolds for the first time in ...

The legendary locomotive the Flying Scotsman chugged its way into a Yorkshire station this weekend – with scores of fans ...

The history of the railway tells us much about Britain as a nation. Over the years, rail has both driven and reflected wider social and economic trends: the locomotive was the most famous incarnation ...