Steam locomotives are the closest thing humans have created to a living ‘thing’. They require finesse and careful attention to get the best out of them, need to be warmed up gently and then disposed ...

Tyne and Wear Metro drivers Rob Kitching (left) and Michael Darling are also volunteer steam engine drivers Two metro train drivers who put in voluntary shifts shovelling coal on a steam railway have ...

Introduction—The steam locomotive is more than just an old trainHave you ever seen a steam locomotive (SL) running up close?Smoke rising from the black body. White steam gushing out with force. The ...

Becoming the first female steam locomotive driver on the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) is "a dream come true" for Steph Elwood. Elwood followed the traditional route through the steam department, from ...

Paul Merton takes charge of some iconic locomotives. On the Isle of Wight, Paul drives a heritage steam train and finds out how the island helped with D-Day. In Switzerland, Paul travels on the ...

Ding-ding-ding. Clackety clack. WHOOOOOOT! Noises, first and foremost, are what people remember about trains. Not for nothing is "choo-choo" one of the first words most kids learn to say — somewhere ...

Han Junjia began by operating steam trains in the early 1990s, now he operates an ultra-modern bullet train. When train driver Han Junjia first started his career in 1992, the railway industry in ...