A MODERN steam locomotive is out of action after less than three years of service because of cracks in its boiler. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all ...

The Coalition for Sustainable Rail (CSR for short), a collaboration of the University of Minnesota and the nonprofit Sustainable Rail International (SRI) have announced plans to create the world’s ...

A MODERN steam locomotive is out of action after less than three years of service because of cracks in its boiler. Did you know with a Digital subscription to Yorkshire Post, you can get access to all ...

ONCE revolutionary, the steam engine is now the epitome of old-fashioned technology. But the motors of the industrial revolution have not run out of steam just yet. This week, in Winterthur, ...

The steam engine is now running again at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Telford. The Gresley Institute, in Doncaster, was named by Network Rail after a public vote. The miniature Great Withernsea ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Philip Girdlestone, who has died aged 61, was a passionately committed engineer who made it his life's work to design a new generation ...

You might think that a coal-burning locomotive built in 1937 had nothing left to offer the modern rail industry, short of being a nice museum piece. In the case of Locomotive 3463, however, that ...

Deep in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a remarkable piece of history chugs along every single day. The coal mine in ...

Ride sharing and self-driving cars may transform cities, but the key to really understanding modern metropolitan areas is the steam locomotive, according to new research. The researchers analyzed more ...

The diesel-electric locomotive has been a mainstay of freight railroads and many passenger railroads for over a century. These locomotives have proven to have a great mix of power, fuel economy, and ...