Even before steam became speedy, a steam-powered engine designed by Nicolas Joseph Cugnot drove the first self-propelled vehicle in 1769. But it had to rest every 15 minutes to generate enough steam ...

They're burning through money at the Swanage Railway, as is every historic line in the land which gave birth to steam trains. The locomotive hauling today's service is a 1940s vintage express ...

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 pl… ...