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 more‘Hoover’ arrives at new Loughborough home
Category: Diesel
Two 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
Read moreLocomotive Services to stage Virgin charity open day at Crewe
AROUND 30 main line steam, diesel and electric locomotives are being lined up for an open day to be staged at Locomotive Services’ modernised former Crewe diesel depot on Saturday, June 8. The event is
Read moreChinnor’s Class 31 takes Railway Technical Centre livery ahead of diesel gala
The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway’s Class 31 D5581 (31163, 97205) has been repainted.
Read moreTalyllyn buys prime land next to Tywyn’s Pendre Works
THE Talyllyn Railway (TR) has bought a key piece of land alongside its Pendre Works, comprising two cottages on Frankwell Street and land opposite the West Shed at Pendre known as ‘The Orchard’. General manager
Read moreProject to re-create a D16/1 LMS 10000 after national appeal
No. 10000 was one of a pair of locomotives designed and built by the LMS and English Electric.
Read moreThrowback to a 1967 Cumbrian camping coach holiday
Trevor Gregg’s 1967 holiday included visits to Lostock Hall, Wigan Springs Branch, Crewe South and Birkenhead sheds.
Read moreClass 47 No. 47712 set for main line return
Crewe Diesel Preservation Group has announced that its Brush-built Type 4 is to return to the main line as part of an 18-month agreement with Locomotive Services Limited. In a statement, CDPG said: “This is
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