It will also see Swanage Railway run night-time passenger trains for the first time. They will travel in the early hours of Sunday morning in a re-creation of the night steam trains from the days ...
It operates full-size steam and diesel passenger trains from Norden to Corfe Castle and down to the seaside town of Swanage. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
From using coal to power steam engines to using clean energy from renewable sources to move trains, railways have not stopped improving since being invented. The railway system has grown to meet ...
NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
In the UK, it is rare to see a steam train working the mainline, and it’s even rarer to be able to experience driving it with real paying passengers on board. In 2002, I signed up for a week’s ...
The chairman of a County Down heritage railway has said the team of volunteers are “heartbroken” after damage was caused to three vintage steam-hauled carriages. The Downpatrick and County ...