"We've got so much coal here but the problem is that we can't extract it." Steam locomotives rely on bituminous lump coal to burn, which is relatively smokeless and comparatively clean. The ...

These magnificent metal beasts, their brass fittings gleaming under a shroud of steam, came to a halt alongside the platform ...

Effective, but slow. The invention of the steam train and railways offered a way of transporting loads of coal really quickly. The Monklands Canal was replaced by the speedier Garnkirk and Glasgow ...

Across the UK, enthusiasts are gearing for a year of bicentenary celebrations. Events for the Railway 200 anniversary will ...

Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway runs trains run from Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog and Caernarfon A shortage of coal is worrying vintage steam railway operators as they welcome visitors ...

Homeowners in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, claim the Welsh Highland Railway’s steam trains are using “dirty coal” and the resulting ...

Milton Rogovin spent three weeks in mining communities across the central belt, photographing miners in the pits and relaxing ...

31 to see how well the train SL Taiju can operate in the ... As much as 530 tons of coal was poured into three steam engines last year to run them. Of that, 160 tons went to fire-retention purposes.

ASHLAND, Pa. — All aboard the Santa Train! If you’re looking for something fun to do this weekend, Ashland’s Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine and Steam Train is hosting its Santa Train for the ...