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 ...

A steam train is set to arrive in Bradford this weekend — and it could be a famous film star.

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THE A TO Z OF A presentation showcases the varied aspects of steam railway operation, not only as it was in the past, but in our present day on the main lines and along our preserved railways. STEAM ...

Why do steam locomotives still fascinate people after 200 years?Tracing the history of steam locomotives reveals 200 years of ...

Steam locomotives, as a technological product of the 19th century, are not what you would imagine as fragile machines. The engineering involved is not inconsequential, there is little about them that ...

British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...