While the locomotive runs the same, the process is a little different now. “In the 1940s and 1950s, steam locomotives would stop periodically at watering towers to refill their water tender ...

By 1950 the general form of a diesel locomotive ... axles in its centre sporting connecting rods, it resembled a steam locomotive from the chassis downwards but with a very diesel-age cab and ...

I'm talking about the Lionel No. 675 steam engine and tender I received for Christmas back in 1950. My parents gave me more than just the locomotive. I discovered under our family Christmas tree a ...

During the final decades of steam locomotive operation on British Railways keen amateur photographers captured fascinating footage of the end of an era This programme brings you some of these ...

O. Winston Link was a pioneering American commercial photographer. Best known for his images of steam locomotives, Link is responsible for developing the equipment and techniques that allowed for some ...

steam locomotives were shunted aside to be replaced by diesels in the 1950s, which was followed in the 1960s by electrification. Andy England, managing director at CTL Seal, said a Clan Class ...

The event, which is part of the National Railway 200 celebrations, will feature three steam locomotives and one diesel locomotive.