That's why a train's capacity to pull heavy weights is as crucial, if not more so, as its top speed. For example, some say ...

But unusually dry weather this spring has led to Network Rail banning steam engines from pulling trains in many parts of the countryside. There are fears that sparks from the chimneys could set ...

Reading & Northern Railroad will operate a special steam excursion to Jim Thorpe from its Penobscot station in Mountain Top ...

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 ...

The South Tynedale Railway has opened for the season with a special guest locomotive set to feature in its annual steam gala ...

From using coal to power steam engines to using clean energy from renewable sources to move trains, railways have not stopped improving since being invented. The railway system has grown to meet ...

But unusually dry weather this spring has led to Network Rail banning steam engines from pulling trains in many parts of the countryside. There are fears that sparks from the chimneys could set ...