Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1 is significant because it was the first steam locomotive to haul a passenger train on a public ...

Darlington Building Society is steaming ahead with its celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of passenger rail, which was established in its Darlington heartland, starting with the launch of a ...

The Stockton & Darlington Railway’s inaugural journey in 1825 revolutionised the way people and goods moved. Locomotion No. 1 ...

Forced to the surface by artesian pressure, the ice created small, relatively low hillocks. First described in 1825 by John Franklin, they are known as pingos, a term coined by Arctic botanist, Alf ...

A new poll has unveiled the top 25 events they'd love to have seen first hand. Entertainment highlights included England's triumphant 1966 World Cup moment, the Beatles rocking out live between ...

A survey of 2,000 adults unveiled the top 25 events they would have loved to be a part of. The list includes entertainment ...

2025 marks 200 years since passenger rail travel began with the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) in September 1825. An engineering feat first designed to transport coal in England ...

In 1825, George Stephenson's Locomotion No. 1 became the first steam locomotive to transport passengers on a public railway. To celebrate the momentous 200th anniversary of the occasion ...

The decades-long effort to advance the design and technology of steam locomotives constantly circled back to the idea of “make it bigger.” Articulated engines took that notion and doubled it both ...

Volunteers at the Corris Railway have started the ten-year overhaul of the railway’s steam locomotive No. 7, a replica of the Talyllyn Railway’s Kerr Stuart “Tattoo” class locomotive No. 4 Edward ...