When we are asked who invented the railways, we can confidently say we did – Britain. But precisely who was involved and how it all developed is a long story. By the end of the 18th century, the Indus

CAROLINE HARDIE, Trustee of Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, takes us back to when and where it all began…

There’s no escaping it. The issue with charter trains, and why they cost so much to run, is the lack of decent, suitable and accessible rolling stock. There is also a definite lack of really nice coac

When did railways begin? It certainly wasn’t 1825, says HOWARD JOHNSTON, as he concludes his round-up of the 1925 Stockton & Darlington centenary cavalcade.

The seed sown by the opening and success of the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) led to a rapid increase in the number of railways in Britain as other ventures were promoted, the Liverpool & Manch

T W O FORMER main line locomotives ran ...