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 ...

The world's largest operating steam train is in Denver. Union Pacific's legendary Big Boy No. 4014 locomotive made a pit stop in the Mile High City on Friday. It first rode the rails in the 1940s ...

Steam trains could be facing the end of the line amid plans to abolish traditional railway traffic light-style signals. Network Rail plans to remove the lineside lights most train drivers currently ...