The decades-long effort to advance the design and technology of steam locomotives constantly circled back to the idea of “make it bigger.” Articulated engines took that notion and doubled it both ...

The decades-long effort to advance the design and technology of steam locomotives constantly circled back to the idea of "make it bigger." Articulated engines took that notion and doubled it both ...

The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway has announced two visiting steam locomotives for its 150th Anniversary Gala. Set to be held between the 3rd and 5th May 2025, the gala will feature an intensive ...

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.

With this journey, Trevithick's steam engine (and its load from a mine) launched the rail era and changed the world. Two centuries on, the frenetic invention of the British rail engineers of the ...

The Ffestiniog Railway has unveiled a new look for Double Fairlie, Merddin Emrys. The new green livery reflects the livery worn in the 1950s and 60s by Taliesin. George England, Prince, will also join ...

A track once used by steam trains on an island is being converted into a walking and cycling path by volunteers. The 8.5 mile ...

Abstract: ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED within recent years caused by the locking of driving wheels on diesel-electric locomotives. High-speed wheel slip is one cause of locked axles. Hence it is desirable ...

Hy-polite Uhry, and Henry A. Luttgens, both of Patterson, N. J., for overheating steam within the smoke box of locomotive engines for the purpose of improving the working of steam in cylinders ...

But he still remembers when he first laid eyes on a steam locomotive train as a child. “I could tell you the date that I got into this stuff was December 27, 1991. An Atchison, Topeka and Santa ...

The North Norfolk Railway will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025 with loads of events during the February half term.