A world-famous steam train will be visiting the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) this summer. The iconic Flying Scotsman will be visiting the heritage railway, which runs from Heywood to Rawtenstall, in ...
The Gresley Society is delighted to announce that the oldest surviving locomotive to the design of Sir Nigel Gresley was reunited with its superheater header, chimney and sidetanks at the workshops of ...
Visitors will have the opportunity to view a world famous steam locomotive at a heritage railway in March. The Flying ...
From there, they saw The Flying Scotsman at her best, chuffing along in glorious action without having to look at the huge ...
The Flying Scotsman chuffed into Birmingham's historic Moor Street station today, Wednesday, February 18, as part of a series ...
"The reason for the crowds gathering was the arrival of the 1948 built, LNER Peppercorn Class A2 steam locomotive 60531 - Blue Peter, which arrived at around 2.20pm with the Cumbrian Mountaineer ...
Martyn Weaver, of Hornby, said: “To see Hornby Model Railways celebrated on Royal Mail stamps is a real honour. Hornby has been part of British life for more than a century, inspiring creativity, ...
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How Britain built the fastest steam locomotive ever

In the 1930s, speed records became a matter of national prestige, and Nazi Germany used high speed locomotives as propaganda symbols of technological dominance. Britain responded with the LNER Class ...
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Most shed-faring folk can spend hours tinkering away at passion projects, but one Adelaide Hills man has just spent the past 23 years on the most unlikeliest of objects. Glen Smythe from Ironbank has ...
A massive steam locomotive will be celebrating 250 years of American independence by making its first-ever coast-to-coast tour. Union Pacific has announced that the first leg of the tour of its ...