New for 2019!! The new Epping Ongar Railway 'Steam Train and Ongar Tour' will delight and intrigue in equal measures! The carefully crafted itinerary will allow you to travel on this historic route by steam train and vintage bus, learn about the history of the 150 year old former Underground line, and explore the medieval settlement of Chipping Ongar or visit the world's oldest (yes we mean oldest) wooden church at Greensted. Accompanied by our experienced tour guide throughout, the package incl

🌊 Old Railway Water Troughs – UK Steam Heritage 🚂 Welcome to the page dedicated to one of the most ingenious and uniquely British feats of steam-era engineering — railway water troughs. From the 19th century through to the end of steam, these remarkable installations allowed express trains to scoop up water at speed without ever stopping. At 60mph, a steam locomotive could lower its scoop, send a fountain of water blasting into the tender, and keep charging across the country without losing pr

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Richard Trevithick, a British inventor, built the world's first full-scale working railway steam locomotive in 1802, leading to the historic 1804 Pen-y-Darren journey. While not commercially successful at the time due to track limitations, this invention demonstrated the potential of steam power on rails and earned Trevithick the title of the "father of the railways." The two primary locations for existing working replicas of Trevithick's pioneering locomotives are the National Waterfront Museum