If you missed out on tickets to the huge railway exhibition taking place in August, more tickets are about to be released.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I got the idea after seeing Great Western Railway carriage number 9038 — one of the oldest surviving ...

The locomotive, named 'Fenchurch', was built in 1872 and was one of the 'Terrier' tank engines used on the Weston, Clevedon, and Portishead Light Railway. The Weston, Clevedon, and Portishead Light ...

Alan Hyde, from Railway 200, which is organising the year-long celebrations, said: “The railway has always been a source of inspiration for artists, helping to enrich our cultural lives.

Llangollen Railway kicks of its 50th Anniversary year in fine style with a spectacular Branchline Gala. On Friday 11, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13, a packed timetable will see four steam and one diesel ...

Sir Daniel Gooch was the first Superintendent of Locomotive Engines on the Great Western Railway from 1837 to 1864, and its chairman from 1865 until his death in 1889. "Daniel Gooch was remarkable ...

Engine sheds are the beating heart of our heritage railways, and so often are the hidden jewels in their crowns, reports John Titlow in words and pictures. The coaling tower makes a super backdrop as ...

THE whistles of two locomotives on the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway shattered the peace of New Year’s Day to mark the start of events across the country celebrating 200 years of ...

Britt Allcroft, a British television producer and writer who helped to develop “Thomas & Friends” based on “The Railway Series” books and its characters including Thomas the Tank Engine ...

Great Western 'Grange' Class Number 6880 'Betton Grange', which was completed in 2024, will make its first appearance at the railway.

This article was originally published with the title “Express Engine Great Western Railway” inSA Supplements Vol. 22 No. 565supp(October 1886), p. 9015doi:10.1038/scientificamerican10301886 ...