"We've got so much coal here but the problem is that we can't extract it." Steam locomotives rely on bituminous lump coal to burn, which is relatively smokeless and comparatively clean. The ...

There are fears steam trains will stop running under new laws which may lead to a ban on burning coal. Paul Lewin, of the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland heritage railways in Gwynedd, said the ...

The initial runs are part of a multi-year contract with metallurgical coal producer ... dedicated fuel tender No. 10001 ...

which must make it the locomotive I love the best. I'm talking about the Lionel No. 675 steam engine and tender I received ...