The first steam locomotive to be built from scratch in Britain in almost half a century made its maiden journey last week - a gentle 120-yard chug at a Darlington railway yard. The 62ft, 170-ton train ...

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 ...

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 ...

Strictly Bulleid Two is a three day event in Dorset celebrating the steam engines Eight steam engines will gather at a historic railway line, in a sight not seen in the south of England for more than ...

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The first visiting locomotive has been confirmed for the Severn Valley Railway's Spring Steam Gala. The BR 71000 Duke of ...

Black 5 no. 44871 will be running from Bristol to Chester and back this weekend, passing through Shropshire. Photo: David Stubbings Two excursion trains will pass through Shropshire, both hauled by ...

Anyway, on a drizzly July day in ’98, when the sky was crying tears for England’s World Cup campaign, my wife and I were looking for something to do with our toddler, Tris, at the seaside. Article ...