S&DR200 Festival: Everything you need to know as Stockton gets ready for railway celebration

Stockton is ready for a once in a lifetime re-enactment as well as 'an epic outdoor performance of a scale that has never ...

200 years ago the railways began. One family has worked the tracks from the start

Those bemoaning the state of Britain’s trains should perhaps remind themselves that our first-ever passenger service wasn’t ...

How is railway's 200th anniversary being marked?

The 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) will be on Saturday. Celebrations have ...

ROLAND WHITE's review: Thank the railways for fish'n'chips, football... and Portillo's TV career

Michael Portillo has been celebrating two centuries of rail travel. That’s not just his own trips, you understand, although ...

Cummins apprentices build Locomotion No.1 replica for bicentenary stage shows

A team of Cummins apprentices has successfully constructed a full-size replica of the historic Locomotion No.1 train.

200 years ago modern rail began. One family has worked the tracks from the start

Mike Lamport and his ancestors have worked on the lines from steam to electric, and through private and public ownership ...

Cummins apprentices build Locomotion No.1 replica for bicentenary show

A team of Cummins apprentices has successfully constructed a full-size replica of the historic Locomotion No.1 train.