Wildfires may have been caused by sparks coming off a passing steam train, fire crews say. Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said it attended more than 40 blazes across the county over the weekend ...

An iconic British steam train featured in Paddington 2 and Top Gear has become the first ever to be 'future-proofed' amid a wider plot to remove much-loved traditional traffic signals.

Steam train WA165, pictured here during a cruise ship visit in summer, had two full runs on Saturday and Sunday over Easter to Muriwai and back. Photo / Murray Robertson The toot toot from the ...

Two fire crews used a portable pump and two jets to extinguish the fire, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said. Elsewhere today, a crew was called to a woodland in Harrogate at 4pm where ...

Several members of the class survived to the last day of steam on British Railways in 1968. LMS Black 5 45212 was built in Newcastle in 1935. The day's itinerary shows that the train will be both ...

West Coast Railways (WCR), the steam train’s operator, said when there was a high risk of fire, the company reserved the right to use diesel traction. The company said this would only be done as ...

Enthusiasts will still have an opportunity to see locomotive Sir Nigel Gresley in steam at Grosmont Station Steam train services have ... North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and wildfire ...

Nearly a hundred passengers hopped aboard an old steam train in Taiwan last week, as the annual cherry blossom season entered full swing in the island’s scenic mountains. The special blossom ...

History has been made this weekend as the final steam train was signalled through the railway by signal boxes in Farncombe, Petersfield and Haslemere. Ashley Hillier signalled the final steam ...

Historic and vintage fire engines are among the ... have the chance to see the majestic steam powered Beam Engine in action and take a ride on the train hauled by the steam locomotive for just ...

As of 5pm, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said the fires present no risk to property at this time (April 5). Reports suggest the fires may have been a result of a steam train passing through ...