There are steam locomotives, and then there’s “Big Boy.” At 604 tons and 132 feet long and with a 4-8-8-4-wheel arrangement, it is the largest, most powerful steam locomotive in the world.

The firebox generates enough heat to melt steel, but the box’s job is to heat the water and covert it into steam. While the train is traveling, Dalquist’s job is to closely monitor the fire ...

‘I’m a bit old now, but I used to do it all the time with my long-focus lens, to get photos of the locomotive at the front. When I look back on it, they weren’t that great, but they painted a record.’ ...

Mallard hit 126mph (203km/h) in 1938, with Joseph Duddington as driver and Tommy Bray as fireman ... in Doncaster Mallard set the 126mph steam locomotive world record in 1938 Sir Nigel Gresley ...

Firefighters and railway staff have prevented a bushfire sparked by a heritage steam train from spreading through Devonport’s ...