Without much in the way of power electronics ... axles in its centre sporting connecting rods, it resembled a steam locomotive from the chassis downwards but with a very diesel-age cab and ...

The nominal horse power of a locomotive of the dimensions given and performing, as described, is eight hundred. This is estimated by multiplying the pressure of the steam per inch on the area of ...

Further enhancements to the design beyond yard duties culminated in Baldwin Locomotive Works' compounding system, using ...

Stockton and Darlington Railway 200 celebrations commence as Locomotion Number 1 has been returned to Hopetown, this week.

Now, although the American locomotives were ordered to be built of the same power as the Midland standard ... and 160 pounds of steam pressure, the American builders would probably have sent ...

A train which is powered purely on hydrogen is now undergoing tests with those behind it hoping it could help move the industry away from fossil fuels. The former Thameslink locomotive has been ...

It’s what our goals are," said Franklin. The locomotives that pull those trains are both diesel and steam powered, but the steam locomotives draw a lot of attention. Included are the "Southern ...

The first steam powered vehicle to run on a British road.William Murdock was a brilliant Scottish engineer and inventor. In 1777 he walked from his home in Ayrshire to Birmingham to follow his ...

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Steam and diesel locomotive operators are testing replacing environmentally unfriendly power sources for the trains to help reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.