‘Western’ nameplate and cabside set from D1001 Western Pathfinder set a new record for the class at £15,500
Read moreModern plates and totems shine at Stafford railwayana auction
Category: Diesel
Modern traction preservation still growling
Brian Sharpe delves into the increasingly complex world of British main line diesel preservation.
Read moreTelly alert – Moors on Channel 5
Channel 5’s television programme about the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) will air on Friday, May 17 at 8pm. Season two of ‘The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard’ will include six episodes, which will go
Read moreRare shunter ‘haulage’ at Nene Valley June 1-2 model weekend
Visitors to the Nene Valley Railway’s June 1-2 model railway weekend will be able to ride behind former London Underground Sentinel 0-6-0 DL83.
Read moreVandals hit West Somerset Railway
Estimated £1,000 worth of damage caused by smashed windows in Mk.1 carriage.
Read moreWatch the moment West Somerset Railway reopens for 2019 season
VIDEO: Witness the opening of the West Somerset Railway following a 3-month absence.
Read moreLavender Line marks 50th anniversary of last train with ‘Thumper’ duet
THE Lavender Line has held a special event to mark the 50th anniversary of the closure of the LBSCR Lewes to Uckfield line on which it is built. The line’s two ‘Thumper’ DEMUs, Nos. 1118
Read more‘Hoover’ arrives at new Loughborough home
Class 50 No. 50017 Royal Oak – bought from Boden Rail by the Great Central Railway – has been delivered to the line and is set to make its debut at the April 13-14 spring
Read moreTwo hastings DEMU tours planned
Hastings Diesels, which operates St Leonards depot-based DEMU (Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit) No. 1001, has announced it is progressing plans for two day trips in the coming months. However, the group stressed the tours are currently
Read moreGBRf and Class 50 Alliance agree reliveried ‘Hoover’ partnership
The Class 50 Alliance has been operating railtours on the national network with its locomotives since 1997. In recent years, the alliance has been working with rail freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf), enabling a return
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