The Northern Pacific 1356, a 10-wheel steam engine built in 1902, served for more than 50 years and played a crucial role in one of the most dangerous disasters in Northwestern history.

"People like to see the steam engines, they are exciting, they are noisy when they are travelling about, that is probably one of the most popular exhibits and the rides are really popular with the ...

An expert on Network Rail’s special trains team said that months of minimal rainfall had created “brown corridors” at substantial risk of being ignited by embers jettisoned by steam engines.

The world's oldest winding steam engine of its type is going to be running for the first time in decades to mark a Derbyshire railway's 200th anniversary. Built in 1829, the Middleton Top winding ...

A new steam engine will make its debut at a Norfolk railway line this half term weekend. The North Norfolk Railway is to debut engine 80080, which initially worked commuter services on the ...

An immense amount of time and money has been expended upon new and ingenious cut-offs for steam engines. Each in its turn, as it was brought before the public, was supposed to excel its ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Many of the UK’s tourist rail operators are in the rare position of hoping for damp weather after an ...

The highlight of the fair was undoubtedly the impressive display of 300 working steam engines, their powerful pistons rhythmically chugging and their gleaming brasswork catching the sunlight.

With the injection of an excess of steam—a system which I characterized as an inverted steam engine—more satisfactory results were obtained, and it was found possible to work with a moderate ...