Live-steam practices vary, but many adhere to prototype dimensions. For more information on full-size steam locomotives, purchase a copy of Brian Solomon’s book How Steam Locomotives Work. Shop.Trains ...

The group own two Manor locomotives, 7812 Erlestoke Manor and 7802 Bradley Manor, with the latter soon to return to service following a full overhaul. When 7802 is fully serviceable, the locomotive ...

There was excitement at Didcot Railway Centre earlier this week as an 88-year-old steam locomotive headed a train from the town to Stratford-upon-Avon. The No 5043, named Earl of Mount Edgcumbe ...

Swanage Railway said the event could not go ahead "due to a combination of unforeseen circumstances and the last minute unavailability of the visiting locomotives ... full-size steam and diesel ...

Steam enthusiasts in Gedling borough were able to see a record-holding locomotive on the tracks today (October 12). The GWR Castle Class locomotive was spotted travelling along the Castle Line on its ...

the tender will still look the same from the outside and the locomotive’s appearance will not be altered. 61264 is not the first steam locomotive to be adapted for ECTS. Work is continuing to install ...

For many garden railway fans (myself included), the Stainz was most likely their first locomotive. When I found a milk crate ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing ... will then be considered with an eye toward its full-scale introduction. “Our ultimate goal is establishing ...

for overheating steam within the smoke ... to the cylin drical part of a locomotive boiler; B are the ase so formed is from 4 to 8 inches high, ac cording to the size of the smoke box, and is ...