The first steam locomotive to be built from scratch in Britain in almost half a century made its maiden journey last week - a gentle 120-yard chug at a Darlington railway yard. The 62ft, 170-ton train ...

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 ...

The saying old is gold applies aptly to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government’s suggestion to get British-era steam locomotives up and running to revive tourism. The proposal, forwarded by the Sports, ...

Sir Nigel Gresley, pictured at his desk in Doncaster, is to be celebrated in a new exhbition in the city The man behind world famous steam locomotives such as the Flying Scotsman is to be honoured in ...

Royal Mail is to issue a set of stamps celebrating the heritage of British steam locomotives and the pioneering development of the UK's railway network. A set of 10 stamps features locomotives that ...

AN author is visiting Crewe tomorrow (Friday) to sign copies of a book marking the 40th anniversary of the end of steam on British Rail. AN author is visiting Crewe tomorrow (Friday) to sign copies of ...

The locomotive which hauled the last British Rail passenger steam train is taking its place in an exhibition to mark 40 years since the end of steam. The Oliver Cromwell made its historic journey, ...

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 ...

Thought to have been dismantled during Sierra Leone's civil war - these are the long-lost British locomotives humanitarians hope will help the country recover from the Ebola crisis. The steam engines ...

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 ...

In 2016, the 75th anniversary of the death of the railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley was marked by the unveiling of a statue at King’s Cross Station, once the main London terminus of the London & ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Train Simulator: Flying Scotsman Centenary Steam Loco Celebrate 100 years of the most famous steam locomotive in the world! As a period of festivities begin ...