Steam locomotives shaped Britain’s industrial, social, and engineering legacy. Here’s a journey through the key engines that ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

A HISTORIC mainline steam locomotive that headed the last British Rail steam train 50 years ago is to haul passenger trains again in Purbeck. Built in 1945, the powerful 74-ton London Midland and ...

A Victorian steam locomotive that has escaped being scrapped twice is back in action and pulling trains for the first time in 75 years. The 1893 London and South Western Railway T3 class No. 563 was ...

Steam locomotive Barber will transport passengers along the track to mark the anniversary A railway heritage group is marking a narrow-gauge line's 40th anniversary with a showcase of locomotives.

Volunteers at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Telford have restored a full-scale working replica of the world's first steam ...

A Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado steam locomotive has become the first railway vehicle of its kind to operate with Hitachi Rail’s European Train Control System (ETCS). Hitachi Rail's ETCS ...

In a corner of Barry where the hand of regeneration has transformed the town’s dockland, echoes of the past are everywhere. The 42m-high chimney of the historic Grade II-listed pumphouse looms large, ...