Heighington: world’s oldest railway station saved

2025 marks 200 years since the birth of the modern railway, which gave millions of city-weary walkers a way to escape to the country.

From third-class seats open to the elements, to the gold-plated interiors of Queen Victoria’s Royal Train, we mark this milestone anniversary with a nostalgic look through the ages

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London’s Transport Commissioner ANDY LORD marks Transport for London’s own special anniversary

The Greatest Gathering at Derby on August 1-3 brings together a host of exhibits from the railway over the last 200 years, but there are more than 100 modern traction locos and multiple units alone, a

The Ffestiniog Railway has accomplished much during its seven decades in preservation. Here is a timeline of its key milestones.