A new book is celebrating the legacy of British steam locomotives. Great British Steam Locomotives That Made History - The Story of Railways in Britain is written by local historian Dr Rosa Matheson.

In the heart of southern Bolivia lies a mysterious train graveyard, where the skeletons of British steam locomotives and rail cars rust away on the edge of the world's largest salt flats.

It may not be a bullet train, but a steam locomotive made history this week as it became the first steam-driven train clocking 100 mph (161 km/h) on a British mainline track in over 50 years. On ...

Royal Mail is to issue a set of stamps celebrating the heritage of British steam locomotives and the pioneering development of the UK's railway network. A set of 10 stamps features locomotives that ...

GWR 4-4-0 No. 3717 (3440) 'City of Truro' - 2008. Steam locomotive, Great Western Railway, 4-4-0 No 3440 "City of Truro", designed by William Dean, built at Swindon in 1903.; City of Truro was the ...

The mournful wail of the whistle, the whoosh of boiler steam and the welcome warning of "All aboard!" It's all part of the romance of the steam locomotive, ready to power travelers' journeys into ...

A locomotive that served Dorset from the 1930s will star in a three-day steam gala. The volunteer run Swanage Railway, will host No. 926 Repton which hauled trains across the county during World War ...

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