Polished, oiled and gleaming in the dark this is the magnificent sight of six of the greatest steam engines ever - reunited for the last time. Two of the Class A4 locomotives, which each weigh more ...

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Legendary locomotives of the London North Eastern Railway will appear proudly alongside an LNER Azuma train at York and Darlington today ahead of Azuma passenger services launching later this week ...

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A revered steam locomotive will pass through Northumberland and Newcastle on Friday before stabling overnight at Heaton. The Steam Locomotive LNER A4 No. 60007, better known as 'Sir Nigel Gresley' is ...

The effort to spruce up the Gresley LNER class A4 No. 4498, also known as A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, has taken six years to complete. There will be a short celebration to mark the engine's return to ...

The dry tone of The Engineer’s coverage of the 1935 launch of a new high-speed train service from London Kings Cross to Newcastle belies the significance of what now marks a major moment in the ...

He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific engines. An A1, Flying Scotsman, was the first steam locomotive ...

A world record-breaking locomotive has received its final clean and polish ahead of its 75th anniversary celebrations. On 3 July 1938 the Mallard steam locomotive reached speeds of 126mph along the ...