It may not be a bullet train, but a steam locomotive made history this week as it became the first steam-driven train clocking 100 mph (161 km/h) on a British mainline track in over 50 years. On ...

The legendary locomotive the Flying Scotsman chugged its way into a Yorkshire station this weekend – with scores of fans ...

Royal Mail is to issue a set of stamps celebrating the heritage of British steam locomotives and the pioneering development of the UK's railway network. A set of 10 stamps features locomotives that ...

A heritage railway has replaced its steam services for diesel for a second weekend. The Nene Valley Railway (NVR) in Peterborough made the switch because of the hot weather and an increased risk of ...

GWR 4-4-0 No. 3717 (3440) 'City of Truro' - 2008. Steam locomotive, Great Western Railway, 4-4-0 No 3440 "City of Truro", designed by William Dean, built at Swindon in 1903.; City of Truro was the ...

The mournful wail of the whistle, the whoosh of boiler steam and the welcome warning of "All aboard!" It's all part of the romance of the steam locomotive, ready to power travelers' journeys into ...

A locomotive that served Dorset from the 1930s will star in a three-day steam gala. The volunteer run Swanage Railway, will host No. 926 Repton which hauled trains across the county during World War ...

Reading & Northern Railroad will operate a special steam excursion to Jim Thorpe from its Penobscot station in Mountain Top on Sept. 13. The trip is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Mountain Top.

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