The world’s first railway holds a unique place in history, and its rebirth became a project fueled by passion, engineering ...

It is a significant weekend for railway enthusiasts across Britain. Celebrations are taking place to mark 200 years since "the birth of the modern railway" - the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was and is one of the most celebrated engineers ever to have lived. There's a London university named after him, statues commemorating him across the UK, and many of the ...

The depot had stood the test of time for more than 139 years, but needs to move over to make way for the railroad tracks. "As ...

An interactive railway exhibition train, part of the Railway 200 campaign, is set to arrive in Bury on its nationwide tour.

The Northwest Railway Museum is completing a trade this week that will send a 1951 diesel engine from their collection to Nevada, and bring a 1940 locomotive from Longview to its original home in King ...

Bure Valley Railway was opened by enthusiasts as an attraction in 1990 A heritage railway is celebrating its 35th anniversary by reuniting two locomotives to re-create the first journey made on its ...

Feral Interactive recently brought the iconic game "Sid Meier's Railroads!" to iOS. It's a fun way to learn railway history, although some controls are challenging. Sid Meier's Railroads! is a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The title of this book capitalises on the similarity of Simon Bradley’s name to that of George Bradshaw, ...

The aroma of aged wood and the feel of burnished metal on some of the oldest trains to the modern shinkansen, or bullet trains, awaits visitors to a unique experience in Nagoya, Japan. The train ...