steam Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/steam/ Mechanically-minded travel Sat, 09 May 2026 12:30:05 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 200 Years of Railway Heritage celebrated at the Vienna Museum of Science and Technology https://mechtraveller.com/2025/12/200-years-of-railway-heritage-celebrated-at-the-vienna-museum-of-science-and-technology/ https://mechtraveller.com/2025/12/200-years-of-railway-heritage-celebrated-at-the-vienna-museum-of-science-and-technology/#respond Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:21:20 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=12541 The Museum of Science and Technology in Vienna (Technisches Museum Wien) is, like us in the UK, celebrating 200 years of technical and social advances brought about by the railway. Their temporary exhibition Under the Spell of the Railway – 200 Years of Rail Transport, opened in October and uses impressive models, historical objects, and […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2025/12/200-years-of-railway-heritage-celebrated-at-the-vienna-museum-of-science-and-technology/feed/ 0 A ‘Whistle Up’ will start the 200th Anniversary of Rail on New Year’s Day https://mechtraveller.com/2024/12/a-whistle-up-will-start-the-200th-anniversary-of-rail-on-new-years-day/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/12/a-whistle-up-will-start-the-200th-anniversary-of-rail-on-new-years-day/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:00:49 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=11233 Next year is a significant milestone for the railway industry, and society. 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of rail, which began with the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in September 1825. A cross-industry organisation, Railway 200, set up to co-ordinate and highlight the anniversary year events*, is starting the year off with a […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/12/a-whistle-up-will-start-the-200th-anniversary-of-rail-on-new-years-day/feed/ 0 New Heritage Steam Train Experience in Vietnam https://mechtraveller.com/2024/05/new-heritage-steam-train-experience-in-vietnam/ https://mechtraveller.com/2024/05/new-heritage-steam-train-experience-in-vietnam/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 11:32:04 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=10101 A new tourist steam train, the Revolution Express, is expected to start operating day trips in central Vietnam in late 2024 or early 2025. Two original steam locomotives from the 1960s have been lovingly restored to working condition. The locomotives will pull two fully appointed retro-styled carriages that can seat up to 57 passengers each, […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2024/05/new-heritage-steam-train-experience-in-vietnam/feed/ 0 Luxury Train to the Grand Canyon https://mechtraveller.com/2019/10/luxury-train-to-the-grand-canyon/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/10/luxury-train-to-the-grand-canyon/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:11:19 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=5426 From tomorrow there’s a new way to travel to the Grand Canyon in style. The Rail Baron Charter, a private luxury train comprised of three 1940s and 1950s railcars, will be operating on the Grand Canyon Railway. The train set comprises The Kansas – a rear open-aired observation car (Photo above); The Utah – a […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2019/10/luxury-train-to-the-grand-canyon/feed/ 4 Heritage railways fear reduced access to suitable coal https://mechtraveller.com/2019/09/heritage-railways-fear-reduced-access-to-suitable-coal/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/09/heritage-railways-fear-reduced-access-to-suitable-coal/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2019 16:21:28 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=5128 Restrictions on domestic coal burning proposed in the UK Government’s consultation on Clean Air Strategy published in January this year, pose a problem for heritage railways. Everybody* recognises the urgent need to reduce our use of fossil fuels, but, as the Heritage Railway Association (HRA) Board Member, Chris Price explains, that puts heritage railways at a […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2019/09/heritage-railways-fear-reduced-access-to-suitable-coal/feed/ 0 Big Boy Rolls Again https://mechtraveller.com/2019/05/big-boy-rolls-again/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/05/big-boy-rolls-again/#comments Fri, 03 May 2019 16:52:27 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=4525 On Tuesday night, the world’s largest steam locomotive, Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. X4014, returned to life¹, and yesterday it made its first test run in preparation for a steam locomotive “race” starting tomorrow. Both of Union Pacific’s historic steam locomotives – Big Boy No. 4014 and the Living Legend No. 844 – will be […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2019/05/big-boy-rolls-again/feed/ 2 Review: HMS Warrior at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard https://mechtraveller.com/2019/03/review-hms-warrior-at-portsmouth-historic-dockyard/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/03/review-hms-warrior-at-portsmouth-historic-dockyard/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:18:11 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=4298 The operational history of HMS Warrior 1860¹, the world’s first iron-hulled, armoured warship was both dull and brief, and that’s what makes her so interesting, because when launched she was, without question, the most powerful warship afloat. So how come she never distinguished herself in action? Well, she was technically advanced but only as a […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2019/03/review-hms-warrior-at-portsmouth-historic-dockyard/feed/ 0 Poland Steam Train Festival https://mechtraveller.com/2018/08/poland-steam-train-festival/ https://mechtraveller.com/2018/08/poland-steam-train-festival/#respond Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:31:40 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=3657 The Museum of Industry and Railways in Silesia will be hosting its annual ‘Steam Gala’ next week. This will be the 7th Steam Gala featuring historic steam engines from Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany. Last year over 15,000 visitors came to see, touch and experience these classic machines, which are presented on the turntable […]

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]]> https://mechtraveller.com/2018/08/poland-steam-train-festival/feed/ 0 The Fairbairn Steam crane on Bristol docks https://mechtraveller.com/2016/08/fairbairn-steam-crame-bristol-docks/ https://mechtraveller.com/2016/08/fairbairn-steam-crame-bristol-docks/#respond Wed, 10 Aug 2016 08:12:57 +0000 http://mechtraveller.com/?p=1694 The Fairburn steam crane, named after its designer William Fairbairn, is a masterpiece of engineering. It was built in Bristol docks in 1878 to lift heavy loads (up to 35 tons), which it did for 95 years. It has now been restored and is a Scheduled Ancient Monument under the care of Mshed.org who it […]

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