The German soccer team's romp to victory in last month's World Cup was hailed at home as a symbol of the country's emergence as a confident global economic power. But in an ironic twist, the feel-good ...

Seventy-six metric tons and 22 meters long, a massive Nazi steam locomotive is hidden in the heart of Paris. The engine, the same model as those that pulled trains carrying deportees to death camps, ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Trainz Plus DLC: Pro Train DB Class 52 The Deutsche Reichsbahn's Class 52 is a German steam locomotive built in large numbers during the Second World War.

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...

I'm in the fireman's seat of one of the fastest and most powerful express steam locos ever built in Europe, racing at 70mph along the German main line from Frankfurt to Nuremberg. 'Hold steady,' ...

Spring, 1988: In days gone by, when De Aar was a full-steam-ahead kind of town, the locomotive drivers would yank their whistles late at night as they approached the Karoo settlement. Each driver ...

The 1930s were a golden period for the railways as it saw great developments and some iconic locomotives being built. The fact that the less labour-intensive and more efficient diesel-electrics were ...