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 ...

Chronicle readers with an interest in local railway history may wish to pause on the evening of May 15 to remember a stirring ...

Discover how CPR No. 2816 and UP No. 4014 fully embrace big steam and PTC, and reset the stage for other mainline locomotives ...

There’s a chance to enjoy the golden age of steam in Pembrokeshire at the weekend, with the visit to the county of a locomotive legend. The county is one of the destinations on The Railway Touring ...

There is an unexplainable magic to the world of steam trains. No matter where one goes, a locomotive from the past is always ...

Steam train WA165, pictured here during a cruise ship visit in summer, had two full runs on Saturday and Sunday over Easter to Muriwai and back. Photo / Murray Robertson The toot toot from the ...

Telford Steam Railway volunteers with Michael Portillo (in red). Firstly, armed with a longbow, Portillo re-enacted the famous Battle of Shrewsbury that was fought in Battlefield in 1403.

High-speed rail gets plenty of attention, but there’s something special about trains that have stood the test of time. These vintage engines may move slower than bullet trains, but their historical ...

For the first time in decades, it’s possible to see three Northern Pacific steam locomotives gathered in a roundhouse, thanks ...

This year’s event coincides with Trevithick Day, a celebration of Richard Trevithick, who constructed the world's first steam railway locomotive, a replica of which is at Blists Hill Victorian ...