Classic cars and steam engines will come together at a Wiltshire attraction for a charity event. Crofton Beam Engines will be the venue for the annual Drive It Day, which raises money for the NSPCC's ...

For two days only, the streets of Blists Hill Victorian Town will be filled with miniature steam engines in action. In total some 16 miniature traction engines representing most of the UK ...

Nigel Chalk, who has been a railway enthusiast since 1958, was at the scene to grab a shot of the historic steam engine. He said: "I became interested in railways when my dad, who worked as a setter ...

But unusually dry weather this spring has led to Network Rail banning steam engines from pulling trains in many parts of the countryside. There are fears that sparks from the chimneys could set ...

The heritage train has previously had to make the switch due to the risk of a spark flying from its coal-fired engine ... We will reintroduce the steam engine when the weather is more appropriate ...

Network Rail has planned for some trains to run in digital-only mode from the end of 2025 and the historic "A1" No.60163 Tornado became the first steam engine ... noise, coal dust, water and ...

Exhibits include a Bamford line shafting display where one engine is powering multiple machines for preparing feed for livestock. A wood sawing display containing examples of steam, tractor and ...

We all know that the steam engine is at present a most wasteful source of power, and that we realize only between 15 and 25 per cent of the theoretical amount of power derivable from the coal ...

“I know what it means because I come from the same source so for the first two minutes it will be an unstoppage steam engine. It’s only that I still have some of this strength and I have the ...

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