A NOTEWORTHY Parlimentary paper has recently been issued containing correspondence respecting the comparative merits of British, Belgian and American built locomotives running on the Egyptian railways ...

A volunteer-run heritage railway is celebrating one of its diesel locomotives reaching 30 years in preservation service. The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway, based in Cheltenham, is marking ...

LOCOMOTIVE engineers, like their brethren in the medical profession, very often differ widely in their practice; again, they often follow the practice of some older locomotive engineer dead and gone, ...

Positive Traction US (PTUS) LLC’s British affiliate, Positive Traction Ltd., has converted a former British Rail Class 08 switcher from diesel-electric to 100% battery-electric propulsion, with ...

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That Britannia once ruled the waves is common knowledge - but she also once ruled the rails. So declare Colin Alexander and Alon Siton, the authors of new book Railways of the British Empire: ...

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IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam ...