Heritage

A new, free exhibition revealing the life stories of Londoners during the 1700s and 1800s has opened to the public today (Wednesday 15 March) at St James’s Church on Piccadilly. Wisitors will be able to enjoy an interactive art...

A former bathroom showroom building has been knocked down as construction continues on Stirchley’s new Pineapple Road Railway Station. The station is one of three currently under construction on the Camp Hill Line – the other two are at Moseley...

Today (Friday 24 February), marks 100 years since Flying Scotsman set off on its first journey from the sheds at Doncaster Works. Now a national treasure, Flying Scotsman is a star attraction in the collection of the National Railway...

Network Rail has finished an all-encompassing refurbishment of a mechanical signal box that plays an important role in the safe running of rail services on the Cambrian Line.  Pwllheli signal box, or ‘ground-frame’, was constructed in 1893 for the Elan Valley...

Historic England has awarded Durham County Council £161,000 to repair and revitalise the remains of the world’s first iron railway bridge. Completed in 1823, Gaunless Bridge was designed by ‘father of the railways’ George Stephenson and spanned the River Gaunless...

Rail passengers are being advised of a 10-day railway closure from this Saturday on the Buxton line for essential railway repairs in Whaley Bridge. Network Rail is investing £5.1m to replace a Grade II listed bridge which takes the railway...

An interpretation panel retelling the events of the 1938 Kindertransport arrival in Lowestoft has been unveiled at the town’s railway station as people from the community gathered to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January. On 12 December 1938 over...

A group of the original volunteers who helped to rebuild the Watercress Line following the closure of the railway in 1973 commemorated its 50th anniversary on Saturday 4th February.  Around 50 volunteers gathered at Alresford Station where one of the last locomotives to run on the line, Hampshire Unit no 1125, was on display at the platform to...

An ‘A-list’ steam locomotive is to take top billing at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway’s (GWSR) Cotswold Festival of Steam in May.  The locomotive in question is Great Western Railway ‘Castle’ class no. 4079, named Pendennis Castle and is appearing...

UKTV has commissioned a third series of Secrets of the London Underground (10x60’) for its leading factual channel, Yesterday. Produced by Brown Bob, the previous two series have proved very popular with Yesterday viewers. The first series in July 2021 became Yesterday's...