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 ...

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

In November of 1945, the Pennsylvania Railroad rolled out the T1: the first of its new class of high-speed steam locomotives. Penned by the same hand that gave us the Coke bottle, the T1 was built ...