Photography competition for people aged 25 and under, capturing the hustle of modern railways and timeless charm of historic railways - this is your chance to showcase your talent.

At the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, we have over 8,000 objects within our collection. One object you might be surprised to find is this Saucepan. Find out about this object. Enjoy a short ...

Peter's Railway Young Engineer's Centre is an interactive exhibition for children to learn about engineering and science through storytelling. Download Worksheet ...

Built in 1904 by Kitson of Leeds, Works Number 4263, for Lambton Collieries, No. 29 was the first 0-6-2T to be employed on that system and was later joined by No.5. No. 29 was also overhauled at ...

Pickering Station is just off the A170 between Scarborough and Thirsk and lies just off the A169, 9 miles from Malton and the A64. Goathland and Grosmont Stations can be reached from the A169 ...

The North Yorkshire Moor Railway is one of the world’s greatest heritage railway experiences with thrills and family fun at its heart. Climb on-board a steam or diesel heritage train on one of the ...

Of the first generation of Diesel Multiple Units introduced as part of the British Railways Modernisation Plan in the 1950s, the type built by Metro-Cammell in Birmingham between 1956 and 1959 was one ...

The Charity's Purposes are: (a) The education of people of all backgrounds through the operation of a living museum demonstrating the impact of the coal-powered steam railway as a catalyst for the ...

Designed by Richard Maunsell for the Southern Railway in 1930, the "V Class" - better known as the "Schools Class" as all locomotives were named after English public schools - was intended to meet a ...

LMS 5428 was built in 1937 by Armstrong Whitworth at Newcastle, one of an order for 227 such locomotives, the largest order ever placed by a British railway company with a private firm. A further 100 ...

As part of the Modernisation Plan in the 1950s, the lightweight, multi-purpose Sulzer Type 2 was introduced. When the initial version proved underpowered, a new variant was built - these later became ...

The British Railways Modernisation Plan of the 1950s identified a need for a powerful 1,500-2,000hp diesel, designated Type 3. The English Electric company’s design was commissioned and the first ...