More than 800 people attended a two-day event celebrating ‘Father of Railways’ George Stephenson. The event took place in Chesterfield’s Trinity Church, where Stephenson is buried, last weekend.

From Monday, passengers travelling on Northern train services between Harrogate and Leeds will be able to pay for their journeys by boarding a train and pressing a button in an app on their phone.

Hundreds lined the tracks to watch a newly restored replica of Locomotion No.1 re-enact the birth of the railways, 200 years on.

A replica of a historic steam locomotive will re-enact the birth of the modern railway this weekend - however Network Rail has issued a safety reminder ahea ...

Following the establishment’s success, the Stockton & Darlington Railway commissioned their own public houses at the coal depots at Stockton, Darlington and Heighington. All four buildings can be seen ...

B Just as the opening of the first modern railway in 1825 reshaped global transport, so the start of the Stockton & ...

New videos will explain to passengers what is causing disruptions to rail services and what they should do next.

A historic railway line will be used by diverted West Coast Main Line (WCML) trains for the first time in over a decade.