Blue Peter is a lovely steam engine that ... is A2 class express engine, it was one of 15 built by the London & North Eastern Railway, and latterly British Railways, in the late 1940s.

It is the most famous steam engine in the world ... No 4472 was chosen to represent the railway at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley. The exhibition was a patriotic showcase of British ...

British Rail's push for modernization meant the rapid demise of thousands of steam locomotives. The Barry Island Scrapyard in ...

But most of all, they love steam… And the most famous steam engine of them all is the Flying ... Being selected for the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley in 1924 kickstarted its fame, and ...

The famous talking steam engine character was created by the Reverend ... and for years it was in service at Peterborough's British Sugar factory, where "the factory workers also called him ...

Stopping off at the sidings at Coton Hill in Shrewsbury at lunchtime, it built up a head of steam ... engine, it was one of 15 built by the London & North Eastern Railway, and latterly British ...

Stopping off at the sidings at Coton Hill in Shrewsbury at lunchtime, it built up a head of steam before returning ... is A2 class express engine, it was one of 15 built by the London & North Eastern ...