Steam turbine-powered locomotives never really caught on. Similar to gas turbine engines, steam turbines are efficient at certain rpm, and extremely inefficient at many others. At high speeds, they ...

Deep in the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a remarkable piece of history chugs along every single day. The coal mine in ...

Volunteers at Blists Hill Victorian Town in Telford have restored a full-scale working replica of the world's first steam railway locomotive. The Trevithick was first designed by Richard Trevithick in ...

While almost all steam locomotives have long ended up in museums or on model railways, in Banovici, one of them still works ...

The sound of the 2141 steam locomotive will soon echo though Kamloops again. The historic engine is a big tourist attraction, but it was pulled from service a year ago for major repairs. Now, the work ...

A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE will haul a special through Bromsgrove to mark the last steam engine to work out of London’s Paddington ...

It has taken eight years but a century-old steam locomotive has finally made the two-day trek from Prince Albert, Sask., to Mossleigh, Alta. The rare, original steam locomotive is one of the few ...

Dougal, has been purchased by the Ruislip Lido Railway, bringing the line's locomotive fleet up to seven. The locomotive will ...

Vintage Trains recreated British Rail Western Region’s 1965 'Farewell to Steam' rail tour, from London Paddington to Bristol ...

Railway enthusiasts have launched a £40,000 fundraising appeal so a Victorian steam locomotive can haul passenger carriages for the first time in 75 years. Swanage Railway volunteers in Dorset have ...