This Drummond T9 locomotive was built in 1899 for the London & South Western Railway (LSWR). It worked the Atlantic Coast Express service from Waterloo to Wadebridge and Padstow bringing ...

It’s interesting then to hear of a brand new steam locomotive prototype being considered for revenue freight use on British metals. Is it yet another rebuild of a heritage design to be used for ...

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The 12 British Railway Standard Locomotive Classes were all constructed incorporating Belpaire fireboxes, rocking grates, self-emptying ash pans and self-cleaning smoke boxes to allow easy access ...

The 'Duchess' and other members of her class were the most powerful passenger steam locomotives working on the British railway network during the 1930s. After being withdrawn for scrap in 1964 ...

City of Truro is best known and celebrated as the first British steam locomotive to have exceeded 100mph. On 9th May 1904 it pulled the Oceans Mail train from Plymouth to London Paddington; during its ...

The engine is a British Rail Class 86 electric locomotive, a rare sight in modern train stations. Only around 100 were manufactured ... originally built to replace steam locomotives in the late ...

The Gwili Railway in Carmarthenshire has announced the second locomotive that will make a guest appearance at their spring ...

It’s interesting then to hear of a brand new steam locomotive prototype being considered for revenue freight use on British metals. Is it yet another rebuild of a heritage design to be used for ...