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 ...

it resembled a steam locomotive from the chassis downwards but with a very diesel-age cab and superstructure. It’s often referred to as a footnote or even a failure in railway histories ...

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