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 ...

Some early steam cars worked well, and some did not. Some were fire pumpers that moved by themselves, and others were small locomotives with road wheels. Beginning in the 1880s, inventors tried very ...

The film below the break is a fascinating window into the early part of the UK ... future for the railway alongside steam locomotives that were then very much still in production.

“We are very proud to continue welcoming a great number of iconic locomotives to the ELR. "It is such a privilege to provide access to these express steam engines to the thousands of rail ...

Some early steam cars worked well, and some did not. Some were fire pumpers that moved by themselves, and others were small locomotives with road wheels. Beginning in the 1880s, inventors tried very ...

Compared to their traditional reciprocating rod-driven counterparts, geared steam locomotives can be seen as “oddballs” to ...