man and machine have to work in harmony to extract the best performance from the locomotive. Here we take a leaf through the history books and recount the fastest steam locomotives ever.

China's CR450, which is 12 percent lighter than CR400 and consumes 20 percent less energy, is expected to start operations in ...

Lincolnshire The world's fastest steam locomotive has been moved onto the tracks at York station for the first time in 30 years. Mallard broke the world speed record for steam in 1938 at 126mph ...

The gleaming steam train is one of 35 A4 locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley in the 1930s - which were the fastest ever built at the time - but only six now remain. Two made their way across ...

A record-breaking steam locomotive has undertaken a public service on a mainline railway for the first time since 1988. Clun Castle, which at 96mph broke the record for the fastest steam-hauled ...