It’s interesting then to hear of a brand new steam locomotive prototype being considered for revenue freight use on British metals. Is it yet another rebuild of a heritage design to be used for ...

Three rare model locomotives have sold for thousands at auction. The Fine Scale O Gauge models, made by James Stanley Beeson, went for £25,000 - nearly four times the total estimate. A LNWR ...

In this collection of television and radio programmes, we celebrate the craftsmanship inherent in steam trains and the beauty of the British countryside through which these locomotives have passed.

Andrew PM Wright The event was expected to take place from 25 to 27 October They said the event, which was set to feature historic steam locomotives ... and demolished by British Rail in 1972 ...

PICTURE: The Sir Nigel Gresley, which holds the British post-war steam speed record of 112mph, and sister locomotive to the famous Mallard.

The Trials were held by the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, to find the best locomotive engine for ... to the fire by concentrating exhaust steam at the base of the chimney.