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 ...

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I'm in the fireman's seat of one of the fastest and most powerful express steam locos ever built in Europe, racing at 70mph along the German main line from Frankfurt to Nuremberg. 'Hold steady,' ...

In exciting news for train spotters, an historic locomotive will be passing through Hertfordshire next month. LMS Black 5 4-6-0 44871 will be pulling The Railway Touring Company's Valentine's White ...

Two hundred years ago the first ticket-holding passengers boarded carriages and eagerly awaited as a steam locomotive slowly pulled away along iron tracks. Off they set on the first 26-mile journey in ...

A STEAM train has reached 100mph on Britain's mainline rail network for the first time in 50 years. The Peppercorn class A1 steam locomotive Tornado clocked the speed during a test run on the East ...

Built in 1872, Fenchurch was one of the Terrier tank engines used on the Weston, Clevedon, and Portishead Light Railway. These engines were known for their high power despite their small size and were ...

A historic steam engine with decades of history was left without a home when it was forced to leave Swindon - here's what happened to it since.