Once the pride of Britain's railways, the iconic A4 Class steam engine is now rarely seen. But the locomotive has returned to the tracks and was pictured yesterday trundling along over the historic 43 ...

The A4 locomotive, which is the sister of the famous Mallard, has arrived in North Yorkshire for the start of the Swaledale festival. More than 1,100 people were there to see it on the Wensleydale ...

Bittern is one of the six surviving locos designed by Sir Nigel Gresley A 1937 steam locomotive has run along the section of track where a another locomotive set an unbeaten world record 75 years ago.

Just over 75 years ago, the Mallard set the world record for the fastest ever steam locomotive when it hurtled down the East Coast Main Line at 126mph. Yesterday the iconic train was back on the ...

Dozens of people visited Eaglescliffe Station today to see Bittern pass through on its way to York. Onlookers included Dave Pearson, from Ingleby Barwick, who was one of tens of thousands of people ...

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Rail enthusiasts were in for a treat as record breaking steam train Bittern arrived at the former Hornby site in Westwood. The locomotive is one of 35 trains and rolling stock coming to the isle after ...

Trainspotters across the country got a treat today, as a historic steam locomotive hit the highest speed for a train of its type in almost half a century. Bittern, an A4-class engine which was built ...

Bittern, like Mallard, is an A4 class streamlined Pacific, and was given special permission by Network Rail to travel over the East Coast Main Line at 90 miles per hour, 15mph faster than steam ...

Bittern is one of the six surviving locos designed by Sir Nigel Gresley A 1937 steam locomotive has run along the section of track where a another locomotive set an unbeaten world record 75 years ago.