That's why a train's capacity to pull heavy weights is as crucial, if not more so, as its top speed ... heaviest steam ...

Manufactured in 1855, The Fairy Queen has been active on and off ever ... railway's oldest locomotive is the H 2/3, built in 1894. While the other locomotives are all-electric, the H 2/3 is steam ...

A heritage railway and working museum said it hoped a visit by the legendary Flying Scotsman locomotive would give its ...

Discover all kinds of locomotives in these 10 facts... Locomotives are the mighty machines that make trains go! From the earliest steam engines puffing smoke to today’s super-speedy electric trains, ...

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 ...

The steam locomotive, number 44871, was built in Crewe in 1945 and was one of the last of its kind to be withdrawn from service. It was last in operation in 1968. The locomotive even appeared in ...