Scientists at the University of York have developed a new medical tool which could help surgeons carrying out complex procedures in the operating theatre. Researchers have developed a dye which ...

Seventy-five years ago a world record was achieved by a steam engine called Mallard. Its design inspired by Bugatti motor cars, the A4 Pacific class locomotive thundered along the east coast mainline ...

On the 3rd July 1938, the Mallard A4 Class locomotive set a world record when it reached a speed of 126mph, a record which still stands to this day. This year The National Railway Museum celebrates 75 ...

A 91-year-old former steam locomotive fireman has been reunited with the famous record-breaking engine he worked on when he was just 16. Len Lowther spent two years as part of the Mallard's crew in ...

It seemed such a good idea at the time – a dignified event to mark the life of one of Britain’s greatest engineers, designer of a much-loved transport icon. But now the event is threatening to unleash ...

Together they mark the great age of Britain’s steam railways – a time of speed the like of which will never be seen again. And, despite the weather, hundreds of families and train enthusiasts turned ...

Seventy-five years ago a world record was achieved by a steam engine called Mallard. Its design inspired by Bugatti motor cars, the A4 Pacific class locomotive thundered along the east coast mainline ...