During the final decades of steam locomotive operation on British Railways keen amateur photographers captured fascinating footage of the end of an era This programme brings you some of these unique ...

Driving high-powered modern trains through urban and rural environments is entertaining, but rail enthusiasts have been clamouring for some more classic rides to arrive in Train Sim World 2. Dovetail ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

British steampunks have successfully tested a steam-powered car they want to see race across the California desert at 170 mph. They aim to break a record that has stood for more than a century. The ...

A set of 10 stamps features locomotives, while a miniature sheet of four stamps will mark 200 years since the opening of the ...

The British Steam Car team has rebounded from last week's aborted test with two successful runs, the last shakedowns before the 25-foot car is shipped to the United States for its attempt to break a ...

Kenneth Hall April 3, 2009 Comment Now! It seems the people of Britain have a healthy obsession with breaking world speed records - just last week we reported on a British engineer who had broken the ...