An anonymous donor has given £200,000 towards the restoration of a famous locomotive that appeared in The Railway Children. The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway (KWVR) will rebuild steam engine No 5775 ...

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 ...

WORK has begun on restoring a famous steam loco – thanks to an anonymous £200,000 donation. The engine – No 5775 – shot to stardom after it featured in the classic 1970 movie version of The Railway ...

With its distinctive air-smoothed casing and unique design features, ‘257 Squadron’ remains one of Britain’s most individual ...

The Battle of Britain class steam locomotive 34067, also known as Tangmere, was pictured at Carlisle railway station this year. This locomotive was introduced in 1945 by the Southern Railway and is ...

Built in 1872, Fenchurch was one of the Terrier tank engines used on the Weston, Clevedon, and Portishead Light Railway. These engines were known for their high power despite their small size and were ...

British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...

A Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado steam locomotive has become the first railway vehicle of its kind to operate with Hitachi Rail’s European Train Control System (ETCS). Hitachi Rail's ETCS ...

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 ...

Steam locomotives, as a technological product of the 19th century, are not what you would imagine as fragile machines. The engineering involved is not inconsequential, there is little about them that ...

An iconic British steam train featured in Paddington 2 and Top Gear has become the first ever to be 'future-proofed' amid a wider plot to remove much-loved traditional traffic signals. The changes, ...