Royal Mail is celebrating the heritage of steam locomotion and the pioneering development of the UK’s railway network.

The 10 stamps feature locomotives that helped shape rail travel in Britain, including Locomotion No. 1, Rocket, Mallard and ...

Steam locomotives including Locomotion No. 1, Rocket, Mallard and Evening Star will appear on a new set of stamps celebrating ...

David Gold of Royal Mail said the stamps “capture the spirit of an era that transformed travel and trade forever,” while Mike Crawshaw, head of heritage and culture at Darlington Borough Council, said ...

Discover Great British Steam Locomotives That Made History by Dr Rosa Matheson—a new book exploring UK railway heritage, ...

Discover Great British Steam Locomotives That Made History by Dr Rosa Matheson—a new book exploring UK railway heritage, steam engines, and ...

A new Channel 4 documentary series, Great British Train Journeys From Above, is to celebrate 200 years of train travel, with ...

Discover Richard Trevithick, the father of the railway steam engine. His 1804 locomotive in South Wales launched the railway ...

Hugh Bonneville will take viewers high in the air to offer a 'fresh perspective' on steam travel which he said had been a ...

Six new special stamps commemorate the bicentennial of the first journey by a British steam train. The “Classic Locomotives” collection, issued Jan. 13, is both a thematic and an anniversary issue.

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...