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.
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The 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 moreReturning No. 35005 Canadian Pacific to action
The restoration of the Mid-Hants Railway’s Merchant Navy 4-6-2 No. 35005 Canadian Pacific (CP) is more that ‘just’ a locomotive overhaul.
Read moreThe ‘Wansbeck Piper’: A 1960s steam tour
Discover the Wansbeck Valley Railway in rural Northumberland, 53 years ago, on the ‘Wansbeck Piper’, the final train to travel over the route.
Read more10 Christmas gift ideas for a rail enthusiast!
Check out the exclusive Heritage Railway Christmas Gift Guide!
Read moreSpecial train to honour all of the GWR fallen
All 2,545 Great Western Railway workers who died during the war to be named on special train.
Read moreShould Britain’s heritage railways embrace digital age?
Britain’s heritage railways may set out to recreate the experience of a bygone age but they still have to interact with the digital age.
Read moreBrecon Mountain Railway & its transatlantic flavour
Narrow gauge heritage lines run on former standard gauge trackbeds in many parts of Britain.
Read moreBitesize Driving: Our list of top low-cost driver experience courses
Gareth Evans talks to eight heritage railways operating low-cost driver experience courses for £20
Read moreTop railway museum to reopen after rescue by new owners
One of Australia’s leading railway museums, which was for many years home to a number of British-built steam locomotives including one of the world’s largest operational preserved engines, has been saved nearly two years after
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