Mainland Europe has been basking in a not-so-quiet rail revolution for the past few years, but now the spotlight is firmly on the UK. 2025 marks 200 years since the opening of the Stockton and ...

James March is a travel writer based in Birmingham, U.K. He has lived in France, Italy, and Canada and his writing frequently covers culture, gastronomy, identity, and history. Crossing the ...

Gazing out the window of a train is a cheat code for discovering parts of the UK that are otherwise impossible to get to, but ...

LONDON – Thousands of people on Saturday celebrated the 200th anniversary of the historic British train journey that laid the foundations for much of the modern age. On Sept. 27, 1825, the first steam ...

Replica Locomotion No1 passes through Heighington, County Durham, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, on its first official journey in 200 years from the Locomotion Museum in Shildon to Darlington, as part of ...

LONDON (AP) — The historic British train journey that laid the foundations for much of the modern age is being celebrated Saturday on the 200th anniversary. On Sept. 27, 1825, the first steam powered ...