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 ...

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 ...

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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Following on from the massive interest in commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the End of Steam on British Railways last summer, another event has now been arranged. The steam locos and railwaymen 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 ...

The 1948-built engine, No. 61306 Mayflower, is running a circular route starting and finishing at Crewe, taking it via Chester and Shrewsbury, before it skirts round Wolverhampton and heads up to ...

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, ...

Eight steam engines will gather at a historic railway line, in a sight not seen in the south of England for more than 50 years. Most of the 1940s Bulleid Pacific class steam locomotives will chug ...