Where to find the 26-mile railway that changed train travel forever - and it's right here in the UK

It has been 200 years since the first steam-powered passenger train on a public line departed from a small, northern mining town.

Full steam ahead as Britain marks the bicentenary of a world-changing rail journey

Thousands are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the historic train journey that set the foundations for much of the modern age.

Football and trains: The vital role railways have played in the English game

Michael Cox looks at how the passenger train has been fundamental to English football for almost two centuries ...
The Yorkshire Post

Celebration of 200 years of the modern British railway system is a reminder of its powerful potential

The 200th anniversary of the modern British railway system is the perfect time to look back on and reflect on the importance of rail travel. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, ...
SunLive

Railway-inspired tiny house leads national contest

David Miller’s tiny house, built in the style of a vintage railway sleeper carriage, is leading the public vote in the 2025 Tiny House Awards. Spanning 7.2m by 3.1m, the unique build began at Lake ...
London Evening Standard

UK’s last cinema carriage restored to screen films again after 37 years

The UK’s last remaining cinema carriage has been lovingly restored and will host its first screening in 37 years. The mobile cinema was saved from extinction by passionate volunteers and the friends ...
Daily Mail

Third British victim of Lisbon tragedy is revealed to be 82-year-old who travelled the world to visit heritage trams and railways - as family say he died doing what he loved

The final British victim of the horror funicular crash in Lisbon has been named and pictured for the first time. Andrew David Kenneth Young, 82, tragically passed away when the funicular train he was ...
Wales Online

Schoolboy's ambitious bid to relaunch historic Welsh railway line

A Welsh schoolboy is launching an ambitious bid to bring back a historic railway line that once connected communities in a part of Wales for more than 100 years. The main line of the Caernarfonshire ...
BBC

Families pay tribute to British couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash

Families have paid tribute to a British couple killed in the Lisbon funicular crash. Theatre director Kayleigh Smith, 36, and her partner Will Nelson, 44, a drama lecturer, were among the 16 who died ...
The Independent

Three British nationals among 16 dead in Lisbon funicular crash

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Independent

I’ve ridden the world’s railways – here’s why Scotland’s are the best (and now even cheaper)

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Daily Mail

British woman, 23, is jailed for life in Dubai after making a 'very stupid mistake' says her devastated mother as she appeals for help

A young British woman has been jailed for life in Dubai, her family revealed tonight. Mia O'Brien, 23, from Huyton, Liverpool, 'made a very stupid mistake', according to her mother, who has launched a ...