A heritage railway charity is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Thomas with a 14-mile "big birthday adventure" train trip.

Thomas started out as a character in a series of books dating back to the 1940s by Rev. Wilbert Awdry, an English Anglican minister and train enthusiast. Awdry's The Railway Series revolved around ...

The special comes as two brand new series - Great Continental Railway Journeys and Great British Railway Journeys - return to screens on BBC Two from 10 March. Great Continental Railway Journeys ...