Steam trains could be facing the end of the line amid plans to abolish traditional railway traffic light-style signals. Pictured: File photo The experiments have seen Tornado (pictured, with a ...

Instead, this is a steam turbine, nothing like the 1920s and 30s experiments with conventional locomotives, nor even the Union Pacific’s oil-fired condensing turbo-electrics.

The most powerful steam locomotive is indeed an impressive engine, whose massive build offered output to match. It has a 2-10-10-2 wheel layout, and has 48-inch low pressure cylinders hanging on ...

With most of its steam engines based in Carnforth in North West England, the ban had threatened to leave the firm unable to haul trains even in parts of the country that were unaffected. One ...

The unique status of American steam trains can only be matched by the nation’s ancient redwood forests – another important piece of heritage. At first, however, steam trains were the “enemy ...

The Steam subreddit has long been one of my go-to checks of a morning, for the simple reason that the crowd there really, really care about what's going on with Valve's omnipresent PC gaming platform.

All three trains are organised by heritage rail operator The Railway Touring Company and will be hauled by steam. You can expect to see the historic steam locomotive LMS Black 5 No. 45212 in service.

News Published: 04 March 1933 Steam, Electric and Diesel-Electric Traction Nature 131, 302 (1933) Cite this article ...

AN ICONIC steam train is set to return this summer, travelling through seven UK counties. Steam train fans will be eager to catch a glimpse of the 60163 Tornado, which departs from London Waterloo … ...