The locomotive dates back to the 1930s and was needed for construction work on the Western Aqueduct, Durban's biggest ever bulk water pipeline project. The huge pipes, which each weigh nine tons and ...

OF all the many branches of engineering, that of locomotive engineering has been generally over-looked by the writers of text-books, and until quite recently the only works on this important subject ...

Work to build a new £5m steam locomotive starts at a steel works in Scunthorpe. Work to build what will be only the second mainline steam locomotive to be constructed in Britain since 1960 has begun ...

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A former railway locomotive workshop has been granted listed building status in recognition of its special architectural and historic interest. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh ...

Estonian rail freight company Operail has announced that its first C30-M series locomotive passed inspection for single-person operation. At the close of 2024, locomotive no. 1558, named Leo, passed ...

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