Steam locomotives are the closest thing humans have created to a living ‘thing’. They require finesse and careful attention to get the best out of them, need to be warmed up gently and then disposed ...

France's TGV high-speed trains have been connecting cities since the 1980s. - Patrice Latron/The Image Bank Unreleased/Getty Images At 186 miles per hour, the landscape starts to blur. A mile ...

At 186 miles per hour, the landscape starts to blur. A mile disappears every 20 seconds. An entire town can blink by in the time it takes to remember its name. High-speed trains are, as the name ...