On Friday, 20 February, a railway veteran of 64 years, who once commanded the world-famous Flying Scotsman, returned to the footplate after over 40 years during a public display of the locomotive at ...

The Flying Scotsman will return to The Watercress Line, offering visitors a chance to see the iconic locomotive up close.

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It’s the most famous steam locomotive in the world, and in just a few days you could be riding behind it in first-class style. We’ve teamed-up with leading railtour company Vintage Trains for a ...

Marines in California are running a new drone pilot course hope to see 500 troops qualify each year. Students must master aerial navigation and safely packing payloads with explosives. The training ...

Imagine a train that doesn’t run on tracks but seems to float through the air as it speeds ahead. The Maglev (Magnetic Levitation) train, operating in countries like China and Japan, is a marvel of ...

One of the world’s most iconic locomotives will be rolling into a station near you this summer. It has been announced that the Flying Scotsman - which entered service in 1923 - will make a ...

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Add Silicon Canals to your Google News feed. Last month, I found myself pressed against the window of a train carriage somewhere between Switzerland and Italy, watching Alpine peaks slice through ...

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