Heritage

Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway longest-serving employee is celebrating a momentous half a century working for the much-loved visitor attraction. 68 year old Trevor Stockton was...

A busy Easter weekend followed by a popular Spring Steam Gala, both featuring visiting West Country pacific 34028 “Eddystone” have contributed to a busy...

Severn Valley Railway (SVR) says last weekend's Spring Steam Gala surpassed expectations and highlighted the line as a major attraction for heritage railway enthusiasts...

A 97-year-old Southern Railway (SR) 2-6-0 light passenger steam locomotive is to join the roster of visiting engines for the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway’s...

Channel 5 has commissioned DSP (a Banijay UK company) to produce a four-part series Britain By Steam in which journalist and presenter John Sergeant, actor Peter Davison and Paul ‘Piglet’ Middleton (star of Channel 5’s The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard) will travel from London to Scotland using only the power of steam.

On Tuesday 4th April 2023, the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) welcomed representatives from local businesses, associations, councillors, and Members of Parliament (MPs) to an event to help promote the railway and to encourage further support and closer working relationships with the local community.

A dedicated volunteer who was one of the first to start rebuilding the Swanage Railway – and who travelled on the last British Rail...

Talyllyn Railway (TR) has started off the new season with two new general managers. Following Stuart Williams' departure to a new post, two of...

Refurbishment work has been completed on North Norfolk Railway's (NNR) 1920's commuter carriages that will keep the 99-year-old carriages in service for years to...

Network Rail Chair Peter Hendy has taken a top position on the board of the Heritage Railway Association.    The trade body that serves Britain’s steam railways, tourist trains, tramways and...

The Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Ffestiniog Railway, and Sittingbourne and Kemsley Light Railway were among the big winners at the heritage rail sectors ‘Oscars’.    Heritage railways and tramways across the...

The Heritage Railway Association (HRA) is continuing to make the case to UK governments that heritage rail needs to be supported during challenging economic...