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Essex couple transform their garden with miniature railway

Walt Disney’s 2,615-foot backyard railway dated to 1950; after the house came down, one small barn was rescued and relocated

In 1950, Walt Disney built the Carolwood Pacific Railroad at his Holmby Hills home, complete with a working steam locomotive, tunnel and trestle.

Scotland restores 1854 railway viaduct with hidden bat roosts in £2m project

140-year-old Scottish railway bridge collapses, with repairs topping £1 million

Indian Firm L&T Wins Major Dhaka Metro Contract

L&T had won and delivered the integrated railway systems package for Dhaka Metro Line 6.

Started in 1969 for his children, Jack Klingbeil’s miniature railway grew into a family attraction

Retired UK rail engineer turns East Sussex garden into 50-foot railway with solar-powered trolley