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 ...

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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 ...

Jackson County history fascinates even folks 3,750 miles away. A man in Falkirk, Scotland, best known as the site where William Wallace met his Waterloo, has chosen Sylva as his subject for a model ...

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 ...

The Flying Scotsman will return to the West Midlands this year, with a number of departures from Birmingham stations. Vintage Trains is offering a variety of experiences travelling behind the world's ...

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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