A historic express locomotive is joining the line-up for this year’s West Somerset Railway Autumn Steam Gala. The event will be held from Friday, October 17 to Sunday, October 19 and will feature the ...

Image source, G A Richardson, Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust Bob Downes was 19 when he began working as a porter at Shillingstone station in 1962, before training as a signalman. "There was always ...

Take a memorable journey back in time to the golden age of steam with actor Hugh Bonneville along for the ride. The Downton Abbey star narrates four-part series Great British Train Journeys From Above ...

Bob Downes was 19 when he began working as a porter at Shillingstone station in 1962, before training as a signalman. "There was always a busyness about the station, I miss it so much," he says of his ...