The Kew Bridge Steam Museum in London has the largest working Cornish Steam Engine in the World. It was actually built for the site to pump water to West London and started work on the 30th May 1846.

Known for bringing 'Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends' to British TV in 1984, writer, director and producer Britt Alcroft has ...

Why travel abroad for trains? In fall 2024, British and European photographers joined us to see the Durango & Silverton ...

Just over half a century ago, the world's best-loved steam engine was destined for scrap. That it was saved was down to the efforts of one man - a true British eccentric. But his love for the ...

Visitors can see the progress of two brand-new steam engines being built side by side at CTL Seal in Sheffield's Butterthwaite Lane A mini-industrial revolution is taking place in Sheffield with ...

She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children's books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor ...

In this collection of television and radio programmes, we celebrate the craftsmanship inherent in steam trains and the beauty of the British countryside through which these locomotives have passed.

The Bury Standard 4 Group, which is restoring Standard Class 4 2-6-4 No. 80097 and Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 No. 46428, has issued ...

Britt Allcroft, the creative force behind the beloved Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends television series, has passed away at the age of 81. Her daughter, Holly Wright, confirmed that Allcroft died on ...

A steam train driver on the Great Central Railway has retired after 55 years of life on the footplate. David Thompson is now ...

A historic railway in Powys has launched a fundraiser in order to get one of its oldest locomotives running again in time for a ...