Merseyrail services were thrown into chaos during July and August 1995 when Railtrack imposed restrictions on train operation ...

A festive steam train journey, a visit from Father Christmas and a Winter Wonderland await families at the Kent & East Sussex Railway this November and December. The Kent & East Sussex Railway is ...

In this archive article, C. Hamilton-Ellis recalls the Midland & South Western Junction Railway and its North Express service ...

In the July 1979 issue of The Railway Magazine, O. S. Nock described an attempt by Western Region to set a world record for start-to-stop average speed by t ...

Rail Express is essential reading for today’s rail enthusiasts and photographers; and the November issue brings you the latest news, headlines, images and features from across the entire rail network.

Researchers in County Durham have solved one of the longest standing early railway mysteries that disproves claims linking a Hetton Colliery locomotive to George Stephenson. Dr Michael Bailey and ...

A £1 billion investment into 29 new battery-electric trains will “bring faster, more reliable journeys to the North”, Andy Burnham has said. The TransPennine Express fleet will be built at Alstom’s ...

Trials are underway using a battery-powered Class 08. Richard Clinnick attended the launch of the locomotive at Barrow Hill. No. 08308 stands at Barrow Hill on October 19. Positive Traction There is ...

Heritage Railway visited the latest and most unusual tourist attraction to open in the capital. The Post Office Railway (named Mail Rail in 1987) was a 6½-mile (10.5km) long, 2ft- (610mm) gauge ...

In the September 1963 issue of The Railway Magazine, major repairs to Snowdon Mountain Railway locomotive No. 4, Snowdon, were reported following work at the Hunslet Engine Co. Ltd., of Leeds. The ...

The result was a dramatic and powerful departure as Seahorse hauled the heavy train across the junction, under the Edgeley Road bridge and past Cheadle Heath South signal box. Trains of similar weight ...

Llangollen and Corwen Railway has welcomed Helen White, Chief Executive of Denbighshire County Council, for discussions about strengthening the partnership between the Railway, the Council and ...