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 ...
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.
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 ...
The legendary locomotive the Flying Scotsman chugged its way into a Yorkshire station this weekend – with scores of fans ...
Discover the historical significance of the Railway 200 celebrations, marking 200 years since the first steam locomotive ...
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 ...
Two more visiting locomotives are set to join the line-up of the Annual Steam Gala being put on next month by North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s (NYMR). The event, running from September 26-28, will ...
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 ...
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