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This happened in the UK, I think last year. They used old steam power trains to push modern trains, clear the trains etc. Those old trains work. Any pictures?

Story link here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8428097.stm

Found a nice 1963 film clip here:

http://www.britishrailways.tv/british-railways?task=viewvideo&video_id=1296

As an aside, I recently enjoyed the 2007 film "O'Horten" about the adventures of a newly-retired Norwegian railroad engineer who worked the Bergen-Oslo commuter line.