In 1904, Great Western Railway icon No. 3440 City of Truro could have been hailed as the fastest locomotive in the world after being clocked at 102.3mph…
The Ffestiniog Railway is famous as the only place in the world where the legendary double Fairlie articulated ‘back-to-back’ steam locomotives can be seen in action…
The United States is renowned as a world leader in technology, and sent the first manned space missions to the moon half a century ago. Yet the first steam railway locomotive to run in the US was built in Britain – at a foundry in the West Midlands.
It is not often the name of a railway locomotive becomes adopted as an everyday saying in the English language, but many believe that happened in the case of the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive. Heritage Railway editor Robin Jones has the story.
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Due to Covid isolation issues at the finishing house, the next issue of Heritage Railway 288, will be arriving with you slightly later than planned. We apologise for this but ensure you it will be worth the wait.
