It was one of hundreds of locomotives commissioned to help with logistics during World War Two.

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 ...

A wartime steam locomotive that once hauled coal in the North East will be recreated more than 60 years after it was scrapped ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EMD Class 59 locomotive No. 59001 displays its heritage paint scheme at Kidderminster during the Severn Valley Railway's Diesel ...

Flying Scotsman arrives at Swanage Railway in Dorset for 10 days of special services and static displays marking the heritage ...

Locomotives have a fascinating history. They were one of the first methods to mass transport goods from one place to another, and while the first railroads used horses to pull carts along the tracks, ...

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