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 ...

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A special programme of events- including driving experiences- have been planned as two iconic locomotives are to set to visit Peterborough this summer.

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 ...

Volunteers at a heritage railway are to restore a 125-year-old steam locomotive that has not been able to run for four years. The T9 class engine was loaned to Swanage Railway in 2017 by the National ...

A train ticketing app is on the hunt for relatives of an unsung British rail pioneer – to give him the recognition he deserves. Virgin Trains Ticketing is looking for those related to Richard ...

Steam locomotive Barber will transport passengers along the track to mark the anniversary A railway heritage group is marking a narrow-gauge line's 40th anniversary with a showcase of locomotives.

A NOTEWORTHY Parlimentary paper has recently been issued containing correspondence respecting the comparative merits of British, Belgian and American built locomotives running on the Egyptian railways ...

The Flying Scotsman has made its first passenger journeys of the year in Cambridgeshire to commemorate the anniversary of British Railways. Train lovers were photographed smiling from the vintage ...