China and Japan have won the high-speed train race. With bullet trains crisscrossing the Asian supercontinent, it has made the grandfather of rail, the UK look as slow as the rocket. Why does the UK ...

Of the three main types, the grand total of geared steam locomotives built in the U.S. topped out at around 4,500. Despite ...

Iconic steam locomotive Flying Scotsman will take to the tracks once again in 2025 as the nation celebrates the bicentenary ...

William Stanley Jevons first described a paradox. He maintained that more efficient steam engines would not decrease the use of coal in British factories but would actually increase it. As the fossil ...

The Bure Valley Railway has announced two visiting steam locomotives for its 35th Anniversary Gala. Samson and Winston ...

The book illustrates scenes from the largest region of British Railways when Victorian-era steam locomotives rubbed shoulders ...

The United Kingdom has been home to some of the most amazing inventions in history. From life-changing gadgets to fun treats, ...

In 2025, the United Kingdom celebrates Railway 200, a massive public awareness campaign marking 200 years of railroading ...

An iconic steam engine was pictured in Carlisle over the weekend in the first of this year’s growing list of steam excursions ...

Other works in the town tell the story of the area with tributes to its mining heritage and a reference to Richard Trevithick's steam engine Puffing Devil, which travelled up Camborne Hill in 1801.

Joe Nemeth has been a fan of railways since he was a small boy Mr Nemeth plans to run vintage steam engines on the line, some of which are now 90 years old. "It all starts as a kid when you have ...

Railroads began crisscrossing the countryside, steam engine trains pulling loads of ... This engine was initially used for boats, but the British Princeps Autocar Company produced an early V ...