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High-speed rail gets plenty of attention, but there’s something special about trains that have stood the test of time. These ...
Discover how CPR No. 2816 and UP No. 4014 fully embrace big steam and PTC, and reset the stage for other mainline locomotives ...
For the first time in decades, it’s possible to see three Northern Pacific steam locomotives gathered in a roundhouse, thanks ...
The experiments have seen Tornado, a steam locomotive built by train lovers in 2008 based on a 1940s design, fitted out with ETCS kit. But if it does not work even in a more recent engine ...
A last of its kind steam locomotive rode through Swindon today, making a rare appearance on its voyage. The Steam locomotive ...
The steam engine from Roeding Park in Fresno will be moved to the historic Kingsburg Depot in May, where it will be on ...
Network Rail has planned for some trains to run in digital-only mode from the end of 2025 and the historic "A1" No.60163 Tornado became the first steam engine in the world to operate with the ...
Britain’s poshest train has run out of steam for a slap-up trip from Wrexham this weekend. Tangmere, an historic former ...
Amidst the misty hills and scenic beauty of the Eastern Himalayas, Darjeeling’s iconic steam locomotive, No. 782B, marked a ...
The locomotive, named 'Fenchurch', was built in 1872 and was one of the 'Terrier' tank engines used on the Weston, Clevedon, and Portishead ...
A icy, post-apocalyptic wasteland and a "life-sustaining" train may evoke Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho's film Snowpiercer, but it's also the premise of developer FakeFish's newly revealed FPS ...
But unusually dry weather this spring has led to Network Rail banning steam engines from pulling trains in many parts of the countryside. There are fears that sparks from the chimneys could set light ...