A train enthusiast’s collection of model steam engines has sold for more than £530,000 at auction. Kate Colquhoun from Dreweatts saleroom ensures the collection is in tip-top condition (Picture: BNPS) ...

A train buff’s stunning collection of model steam engines that he used to drive around his back garden is set to sell for £250,000. The late Jack Salem was a steam train enthusiast and over a 40-year ...

One of the world’s largest steam locomotives stopped in Covina on Sunday as it embarked on a journey to be restored as a living piece of history. Hundreds of train enthusiasts greeted and sent off the ...

A historic British firm which produced model steam trains for 87 years has been forced to close its doors after getting hamstrung by red tape. Mamod this month closed down production in its factory ...

I thought I knew the meaning of the word “envy”. That was before I clapped eyes on Pete Waterman’s unique collection of model steam engines. I turned as green as my Yorkshire miners’ tie gazing at ...

Thomas Murphy is enjoying his retirement from the New York State Police, which started in 1993, but don’t think he’s spending his free time on the golf course. Instead, you can find him outside in his ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The ¾ inch to 1 foot scale model of the 2-6-2 Baldwin Locomotive built by ...

SEWARD, Neb. (KOLN) - A trail of smoke floats behind a Union Pacific locomotive as it chugs past miniature buildings. The model train is controlled by conductor and collector - John Blomenberg. The ...

Near Felton, the First State Model Railroad Club is hosting train displays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 29 and 30. The club’s ...

When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English life. But for a paleontologist, the replacement ...

Doug Mayes’ love of garden railroads started innocently enough: with a model train that went around his Christmas tree. “After Christmas I didn’t want to put it away, so I made it bigger in our rec ...