"When I was young we had a book about steam trains. In it was a photograph of a steam train - 'City of Truro', of the Great Western Railway - which it was claimed reached 102mph during the first ...

The steam locomotive that hides in the museum witnesses the developing history of world railway, civilization of industrial revolution and at the same time, it also records the brilliant course ...

The public will have the chance to be among the first passengers to enjoy a nostalgic ride on the newly-restored locomotive.

History will be made on the Swanage Railway this spring as a 1920s Great Western Railway ‘Hall’ class locomotive visits the ...

The first steam powered vehicle to run on a British road. Comments are closed for this object What's this? Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors, who are the ...

This steam locomotive is a member of the Princess Coronation Class, designed by Sir William Stanier and built at Crewe in 1938. 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' worked express passenger train services ...

A team of volunteers has spent the last five years restoring a steam train in memory of an 11-year-old boy who died from a rare blood cancer. The train at the Plym Valley Railway is due to make ...

Travelling by steam is like deciding to commute to work in a Jaguar E-type ... not least the magic of the experience for those in attendance. ‘You knew you were taking part in railway history as the ...