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EUROPE: Stadler has unveiled its Euro DuFour modular locomotive concept, intended to compete with the established Siemens ...
Victoria was the railway queen: the first British monarch to board a train when she departed Slough for Paddington in 1842.
While their role in daily transportation has diminished in many regions, their legacy lives on, beautifully preserved in some of the most fascinating railroad ... steam locomotives, including the ...
Visitors enjoyed a ride behind their centenarian steam locomotive No. 5619 that was built in 1925 by the Great Western Railway. "We're very proud of what we have achieved," Richard continued.
The event marks the first time in decades that these two steam giants ... Built by the Great Western Railway in 1924, the Castle-class locomotive famously held its own against LNER's finest ...
Steam trains ... and the Great Western route from Paddington are likely to be up next. Instead of looking out the window for lineside signals, like traffic lights, ETCS sees train drivers observe ...
Not only are you racing against other runners, but you’re competing with a steam train. Community Health Resources Steam Train Half Marathon and Relay started in 2017 and is only one of two ...
Historian Ken Jessen will speak about the Great Western ... started picking up steam again in 2022. By the end of the following year, 2023, Omnitrax, the new owner of the railroad, had agreed ...
The Severn Valley Railway (SVR) expects the locomotive ... but will still play its part throughout the Gala. GWR Pannier Tank 7714 will be in steam offering footplate rides for an extra charge ...
A 1920s Great Western Railway 'Hall' class locomotive is set to visit Swanage Railway for the first time. The event, part of the six-engine passenger and freight train Spring Steam Gala ...
As the longest-established steam railway in the South West, the SDR offers a nostalgic journey along a seven-mile stretch of the former Great Western Railway branch line, originally built in 1872.
“Mike wanted to see every steam engine in the world and document ... Hey, hey, I was one up on ol’ Mike!” Great Western 2-10-0 No. 90 leads an excursion on its namesake railroad on the eve of its sale ...