Real trains were a major mode of transportation for my parents. Many boys in my generation spent hours engaged with model ...

One of the first steam engines — dubbed the Newcomen engine after its creator Thomas Newcomen — was also formidable at 9.5 meters long and tall. This majestic machine was developed for the ...

One of the most popular attractions at Peterborough’s Nene Valley Railway- the Thomas steam engine- is almost ready to hit ...

She wanted to create an unconventional show that would enchant children. And she knew she found her perfect narrator in Ringo Starr.

Pioneers like Thomas Newcomen and James Watt created ever-improving steam engines. Over time, horses fell by the wayside as people took to this new mode of transportation. Railroads began ...

Mark Miodownik shows a working model of a steam engine originally made the blacksmith Thomas Newcomen in 1712. These early steam engines produced a vacuum to generate power and were commonly used ...

Get ready to celebrate! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is bringing Day Out With Thomas: Party Tour to Tweetsie Railroad on June 6-9 & 12-15 for a fun-filled family adventure.

She discovered the character in a series of 1940s children’s books and thought Ringo Starr would make a great Mr. Conductor on television.