Since the 1960s, steams trains disappeared from the track in the UK. But now they are making a comeback.

Steam trains are making a comeback and not just the older generations are interested in boarding the services.
Steam trains are making a comeback and not just the older generations are interested in boarding the services. (TRTWorld)

Steam trains used to rule the rails in the United Kingdom - the locomotives and their billows of smoke were one of the classic scenes of industrial Britain.

These engineering masterpieces were withdrawn from mainline services more than half a century ago, but are now making a comeback. 

Oliver Regan has the story.