A UK heritage steam railway was put at risk of “derailment” after thieves made away with more than 1,200 fixtures, which ...

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has launched an ambitious fundraiser to preserve an important part of Britain's heritage.

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 new idea here ...

If you were to visit a railway almost anywhere in the world, you would find that unless it was in some way running heritage trains, the locomotives ... UK’s transitional period away from steam ...

Enthusiasts will also have the opportunity to ride in the brake van of a 1950s demonstration freight train, with tickets available at swanagerailway.co.uk. READ MORE: Historic South West market ... on ...

For both casual visitors and enthusiasts, climbing aboard one of the special locomotives is a unique experience. "It's a living, breathing thing. With the steam and the smell, that's what draws so ...

Rail enthusiasts have been allowed onboard steam locomotives for the Legends of Steam ... and transformed long-distance travel across the UK in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. He said it was a "privilege ...