The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in ... to hear of a brand new steam locomotive prototype being considered for revenue freight use on British metals.

When we speak of injecting water issuing from the boiler into the cylinders of a locomotive engine ... system of reversing steam has been, until recently, limited to the use of a mixture of ...

it still runs to this day, carrying tourists a few days a month. The railway's oldest locomotive is the H 2/3, built in 1894. While the other locomotives are all-electric, the H 2/3 is steam ...

Train enthusiasts are in for a treat this weekend. The ‘Big Boy’ steam locomotive is in town. The 83-year-old locomotive is a historic beast. It weighs in at 1.2 million pounds. It’s 132 ...

4014. That was until Union Pacific began the multi-year restoration process that turned it into the world’s largest operating steam locomotive. After a lengthy restoration, the train began its ...

Andrew PM Wright The event was expected to take place from 25 to 27 October They said the event, which was set to feature historic steam locomotives, had fallen through "despite much hard work by ...