In years gone by the UK has faced some relatively heavy snowfall, leaving passengers asking the question: Why does snow stop trains running?
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Category: Features
What is the royal train? Your questions answered
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are setting off on a festive morale-boosting tour around the country on the Royal Train.
Read moreOur Black Friday magazine subscription sale is now on!
Black Friday is here and we’ve been busy driving down the prices on some of our favourite products for a limited time only.
Read moreThe Last Haydn Jones Train commemoration
In the Autumn of 1950 the future of the Talyllyn Railway was very much in doubt.
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Trick and treat yourself this Halloween with our spookily good subscription offers on a selection of your favourite Railway titles.
Read morePREVIEW | Darlington: Home of Rail Engineering in the North-East
For a limited time only, you can read the digital version of Darlington, The Home of Rail Engineering in the North-East for just 99p.
Read moreOn this day: Mallard breaks steam locomotive world speed record
On 3 July 1938, the A4 class locomotive Mallard raced down Stoke Bank at 126mph to set a new steam locomotive world speed record. That record still stands.
Read moreThe story of London’s little-known narrow gauge underground line
Heritage Railway visited the latest and most unusual tourist attraction to open in the capital.
Read moreHere’s what you didn’t know about Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid CBE
In a historical review of locomotive engineers, Heritage Railway magazine highlights the career of Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid – who passed away 50 years ago.
Read moreThe death of Sir Nigel Gresley
The death of Sir Nigel Gresley at Hertford on April 5, deprived the railway mechanical engineering profession of one of its most distinguished personalities.
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