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 ...

An iconic British steam train featured in Paddington 2 and Top Gear has become the first ever to be 'future-proofed' amid a wider plot to remove much-loved traditional traffic signals. The changes, ...

The Severn Valley Railway has announced a special guest locomotive for its spring steam gala. BR 71000 Duke of Gloucester will be the first visiting locomotive for the heritage railway's Spring Steam ...

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WORK has begun on restoring a famous steam loco – thanks to an anonymous £200,000 donation. The engine – No 5775 – shot to stardom after it featured in the classic 1970 movie version of The Railway ...

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 ...

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 ...