The Aln Valley Railway will run freight trains on the line for the first time since the 60s, put on a special fish and chip ...

Joanne Ormesher is one of five people whose stories have been turned into songs for BBC Radio 2’s 21st Century Folk ...

Accountant-turned-fireman honoured in song celebrating 200 years of rail - Working with steam engines connected Joanne ...

The Flying Scotsman will be making three return trips a day on Friday, then on Saturday and Sunday, as part of Severn Valley ...

The steam locomotive, 6880 ‘Betton Grange’, will haul passenger trains at the North Norfolk Railway between Sheringham and ...

The Epping Ongar Railway has entered a new chapter in its history and has appointed former Elizabeth line commercial director Nick Arthurton as ...

A steam engine, once thought lost to time, has been rediscovered and it has made its journey from a convent to the coast to start a new life.

The railways are ably supported by as many as 700 operational engines, 60 steam museum centres, 23,000 volunteers, and a plethora of well-preserved stations.

This could see the UK's some 500 steam engines - which contribute £600million a year to the economy - relegated to minor routes and preserved railways, the Telegraph reports.