Railroads transformed the world. They stitched together cities and continents, turning once-distant destinations into reachable places. While their role in daily transportation has diminished in many ...

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A free, family-friendly exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the modern railway is heading to three stations in Sussex and Surrey ...

It is a significant weekend for railway enthusiasts across Britain. Celebrations are taking place to mark 200 years since "the birth of the modern railway" - the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 ...

The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway will be hosting an immersive experience as part of the Railway 200 Exhibition celebrating 200 years of railway history. Did you know with a Digital subscription ...

Isambard Kingdom Brunel was and is one of the most celebrated engineers ever to have lived. There's a London university named after him, statues commemorating him across the UK, and many of the ...

The King is dead! Long live the King! The Railway Bill is dead! Will the railway ever come to life? George III died on January 29, 1820, and with him died the Parliament. It must have sounded like a ...

Two hundred years ago, Shildon in north-east England changed the way we travel forever – and its legacy shaped rail networks around the globe. "Would you just look at that?" said Niccy Hallifax, eyes ...

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