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Network Rail has begun testing at speed for an operational steam locomotive fitted with ETCS (European Train Control System) ...
At the height of steam travel in 1959, there were 3,300 steam locomotives ... to diesel fuel. As a result, steam continued to ...
The C30-7 is the latest addition to the lineup of General Electric diesel locomotives from Rapido Trains. The HO scale model, offered in eight paint schemes, has a five-pole motor with dual flywheels; ...
35028 'Clan Line' on the Belmond British Pullman // Credit: James Cummins 35028 Clan Line is set to pass through Kent this Friday (28th March 2025) as it hauls a Belmond British Pullman train. After ...
Lionel has reissued the U28C diesel locomotive for the first time since 2012. The model was announced in the 2024 Volume 1 catalog. This six-axle unit was not that common on prototype railroads, and ...
It took a trainload of VIPs, Watercress Line staff and volunteers, and the media from Alresford to Alton and back. More details, photographs and videos to follow soon.
A diesel locomotive from the 1960s and historic carriages will visit Wick Railway Station this weekend for a charity fundraising trip. The Branch Line Society (BLS) is hosting a members-only charter ...
Motorists may get a pleasant fuel price surprise ahead of the busy Easter holiday travel period, with diesel and petrol prices currently on track for substantial cuts in the first week of April.
Leicestershire's Great Central Railway (GCR) is to offer a tantalising glimpse of its long hoped-for 'reunification' with a section of the historic line in neighbouring Nottinghamshire.
History will be made at the Swanage Railway this spring when a 1920s Great Western Railway ‘Hall’ class main line express locomotive visits ... 1964 until 1966, when diesel trains took over.
A historic steam locomotive will to return to the tracks after a 14-year restoration. The Watercress Line's SR Merchant Navy class locomotive, No. 35005 Canadian Pacific, will be back in action this ...