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

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.

Much has been written about the Stockton & Darlington Railway 150th anniversary celebrations in 1975. Now, for the first time, someone from the team that organised it all tells the inside story of how it was achieved. MAURICE BURNS – who represented the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group on the organising Joint Committee, and also volunteered to help on subcommittees for events, selecting engines for the cavalcade and writing the guidebook – recalls his memories of that incredible time.

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

Stood alone inside Derby Litchurch Lane at 07.30 on Saturday, August 2, day two of The Greatest Gathering, the biggest railway event in decades, it was eerily quiet. It wouldn’t be like this in 30, 60

Overhauls, restorations and running notes