At a time when the roads were still littered with horse-drawn carts, LNER locomotive 4468 Mallard must have seemed like a spaceship. On July 3, 1938, Mallard broke the world speed record for a ...

Hornby, the iconic British model railway manufacturer, is launching a brand-new train set featuring the modern LNER Azuma train. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Doncaster Free Press ...

QUESTION: Why is George Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 regarded as the first steam locomotive? What about Richard Trevithick’s Penydarren? Stephenson’s Locomotion No. 1 is significant because ...

LNER, TransPennine Express, and other rail firms have issued statements noting that most of their journeys will be cancelled, and others will be significantly affected. The Met Office has ...

LNER is advising passengers that no trains will be operating north of Newcastle in either direction from 11.00 on Friday 24 January 2025. Trains are currently still showing in Journey Planners as ...

The locos, subject to operational requirements, Clan Line will visit all three days thanks to the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society. The event will take place at Alstom‘s Derby Litchurch ...

The second announcement within a couple of hours from the Greatest Gathering team sees the announcement of BR Class 40 No.

But after a spectacular, time-consuming and meticulous $3 million effort, including about $1.5 million from the Wagner Foundation, the 1385 steam locomotive is nearly whole. And in the coming months, ...

This included rail operator LNER scrapping its direct Sunderland to Kings Cross service “due to low passenger numbers and a lack of trains”, with the service instead starting from Newcastle.