Steam locomotives shaped Britain’s industrial, social, and engineering legacy. Here’s a journey through the key engines that ...
DARLINGTON, England, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Britain's first new steam locomotive built since 1966 rode the rails for the first time Friday. The Darlington, England, creators of the Peppercorn Class A1 ...
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 ...
The war in Ukraine has had an effect on many aspects of life all around the world. Inflation, especially in the price of coal, is jeopardizing the future of some of Britain’s living and breathing ...
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 ...
Learn all about some of the steam engine classics to come from Britain. See the trains themselves, and learn about the routes the used to travel!
An iconic British steam train featured in Paddington 2 and Top Gear has become the first ever to be 'future-proofed' amid a wider plot to remove much-loved traditional traffic signals. The changes, ...
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 ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay's prized historic train engine is on its way back home. After a two-year hiatus at a museum in England, the locomotive named after President Dwight D. Eisenhower is being ...
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. — Railroad buffs across the Atlantic are so enamored with a rare World War II locomotive on loan from the National Railroad Museum that one of them has offered a hefty sum to keep ...
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