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 ...

Legendary visiting steam locomotives are set to headline special 'Rockstar Engine' services on the North Yorkshire Moors ...

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Historic steam locomotive Columbine arrives in York after a complex move, reunited with its tender for the first time in ...

One of the largest heritage railways in the UK has stopped using coal in one of its steam engines to lower the risk of ...

A secret steam locomotive hidden for nearly 60 years has been unveiled to the public. The rare engine, Sotillos No.7, is now ...

A VERY special steam train that starred in a blockbuster film will be arriving at a Yorkshire heritage railway this month.

The fundraising efforts of volunteers at a heritage railway are moving full steam ahead to buy and renovate a historic locomotive. The No.16, 0-6-0 saddle tank steam train, was built in 1934 to ...

British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...

A special programme of events has been planned to celebrate the arrival of two iconic locomotives in Peterborough this summer.

Steam locomotives, as a technological product of the 19th century, are not what you would imagine as fragile machines. The engineering involved is not inconsequential, there is little about them that ...