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 ...

It may not be a bullet train, but a steam locomotive made history this week as it became the first steam-driven train clocking 100 mph (161 km/h) on a British mainline track in over 50 years. On ...

Corris Railway's locomotive No. 7, which has served for 20 years, is nearing completion of its second major overhaul, aiming to return by Easter.

New locomotives that run on electricity and renewable fuels could reduce rail freight emissions by more than half on a typical journey. A £150m investment was made into Class 99 locomotives, which ...

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GE Transportation and Colas Rail Ltd., one of Europe’s largest providers of rail infrastructure services, have signed an agreement for GE to provide 10 Class 70 UK PowerHaul Series locomotives. “The ...

UK-based Direct Rail Services (DRS) has unveiled new dual-mode Class 88 locomotive 88002, which combines both 25kv electric and diesel electric operating modes. The new train is an improved version of ...

Gresley designed the A4 out of national pride and competitive fury. After riding Germany’s fast DR 877 diesel train, he resolved that Britain would not be beaten on the rails. By streamlining his ...

A locomotive is set to be installed in the centre of a roundabout as part of anniversary celebrations for local railways. Middlesbrough Council has approved a plan by freight and port operator AV ...