In the 1840s, rail was still a spluttering, puffing, red-faced infant. Heavy and inefficient, steam locomotives worked hard to haul their own weight over flat terrain, and could tolerate only ...

Thus, Gresley was tasked to design a new locomotive. He produced the A4 Pacific (a 4-6-2-wheel arrangement) and no. 2509 Silver Link was the first locomotive of this class to leave Doncaster Works ...

March 28, 1930 Community school newspaper, "The United School Press," started by high school student, has staff of over 50 A journalistic idea unique in the annals of grade schools in the United ...

This steam locomotive is a member of the Princess Coronation Class, designed by Sir William Stanier and built at Crewe in 1938. 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' worked express passenger train services ...