All aboard for a trip back in time on the world's oldest railway, celebrating its 300th anniversary in a quiet and beautiful corner of North East England. Dating back to 1725, a whole century before ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

Heighington Station, which dates back to 1827 and was part of the first passenger railway to use steam trains in the world, ...

High-speed rail gets plenty of attention, but there’s something special about trains that have stood the test of time. These vintage engines may move slower than bullet trains, but their historical ...

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HUNTINGDON COUNTY, JUST WEST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, MAKING SOME HISTORY TODAY. INSTEAD OF BOARDING THE BIG YELLOW BUS, THEY GOT ON A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE BUILT MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO. NOW THAT’S THE ...