Legendary Locomotives Book | Railways Illustrated Magazine

The Rocket Fleet

3 February 2022 Sam Hewitt Features, Steam

How much further can a locomotive go in terms of acquiring ‘legendary’ status than having a succession of full-size replicas built?

Puffing Billy – the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive

18 January 2022 Robin Jones Features, Steam

It is not often the name of a railway locomotive becomes adopted as an everyday saying in the English language, but many believe that happened in the case of the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive. Heritage Railway editor Robin Jones has the story.