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Today marks 200 years since the world’s first passenger railway journey. On September 27, 1825, around 450 people made the 26-mile journey from Shildon to Stockton in the north-east of England on a ...

The coal was hot. The crew were ready. On July 3rd, 1938, the 4468 Mallard, an A4-class steam locomotive, was performing an alleged brake test for its London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) owners.

Steam trains are a big part of British rail history and are loved by many people, who jump at the chance to hop on board on the rare occasion that they do just that. From Agatha Christie’s Murder on ...

There's something timeless about traveling by train through autumn landscapes. As the gold-tinged world glides by, accompanied by the rhythmic clatter of tracks and the occasional whistle of steam, it ...

When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist, the replacement ...

I’m a huge fan of trains — but I can’t say I’ve had many positive experiences on the so-called Great British railways recently. The delays, overcrowding, and non-functioning facilities mean it’s a ...

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