72 thoughts on “ British Trains To (Maybe) Make Way For Steam Once More ” Andrew says: July 6, 2024 at 7:29 pm Stop trying to make [the hydrogen economy] happen. It’s ...

The Pembroke Coast Express recalls the 1950s days of named steam trains on the former Western Region of British Railways. The train ran from London Paddington through South Wales to the Pembroke ...

The charity is asking for donations of at least £200,000 towards the £400,000 needed to restore steam engine the Green Knight No. 75029. Built in the 1950s, it's one of only six locomotives of ...

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 ...

Back in the 1950s, the railway had a poor reputation. As one survey respondent described, the railway was a “big, monolithic institution, not at all concerned with the welfare of the individual”.

A 73-year-old steam locomotive will pass through Shropshire ... British Railways express engine No. 70000 ... Britannia was the first of 55 engines of its type to be constructed in the 1950s, ...

Trains were often late and dirty, the result of a lack of investment combined with the dying days of the steam era. Coupled to this, British Railways was hesitant about outside intervention ...