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 ...

Crowds turned out to watch a replica of a historic steam engine cross the oldest railway bridge still in use for trains in the world. Locomotion No 1 is recreating the first British passenger rail ...

In an article written in 1973 for the Great Western Echo magazine, Charles Sherrington, a former serving officer with the Railway Operating Division (the railway arm of the British Army) during the ...

Steam trains were one of the most powerful vehicles of their time, capable of pulling hundreds of cars in one go. Their sheer size, speed, and weight are mesmerizing to think about and captivating to ...

I’m a huge fan of trains — but I can’t say I’ve had many positive experiences on the so-called Great British railways recently. The delays, overcrowding, and non-functioning facilities mean it’s a ...