Swanage Railway has been praised as offering one of the UK's best steam train journeys (Image: Swanage Railway/Tripadvisor) A "wonderfully preserved" steam train journey in Dorset with "fantastic ...

Britain has more than 120 ‘preserved’, or heritage, railways. They vary in length from a mile to 30 miles, and each is a portal into the past. Often the theme is 1940s, so the preserved stations tend ...

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 ...

Preserved railways are now an established part of the tourist itinerary. It doesn’t matter if you call it a railroad, railway, chemin de fer, Eisenbahn or whatever, the chances are that somewhere near ...

The countryside rolls by in a blur of green fields, stone walls, winding rivers, and tiny villages as the steam-powered locomotive hauls the heritage train on one of the world’s most scenic rail ...

Volunteers at the South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society in Cumbria, England, are working hard to raise funds so that they can restore MLR-740, a steam locomotive that they recently bought in an ...

A mystery American donor has given £1m to a historic steam railway in the Scottish Highlands. Strathspey Railway said the US-based benefactor, who wishes to remain anonymous, was impressed by the ...

Severn Valley Railway is offering the chance to take control of the LMS Jubilee class locomotive No 45596 'Bahamas' train when it visits the site for the annual Autumn Steam Gala. The special ...

Deep in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a remarkable piece of history chugs along every single day. The coal mine in ...