On the 25th of August 2020 Avanti West Coast unveiled a new livery for
one of its train-sets. Billed as the biggest Pride flag the UK has seen
on the side of a train, the new livery wraps the full...
Rocket was designed and built as a direct response to the invitation
to the Rainhill Trials issued by the Directors of the Liverpool and
Manchester Railway on April 25, 1829 for "a Locomotive Engi...
Originally conceived as a cheaper, more reliable alternative to the
Advanced Passenger Train in the early 1970s, the British Railways Board
authorised the development of a prototype High Speed Die...
Power Car 43004 entered service in September 1976 and was one of the
prototypes for the Brush MTU engine upgrade, this occurring between
September 2004 and June 2005. As a result, it did not recei...
Following a period of unprofitable operations, the InterCity East
Coast franchise and associated HST units passed from NXEC to East Coast,
an operator owned by the Department for Transport. From t...
Our newest model replicas of the Advanced Passenger Train are our
best yet. Following feedback on our older designs, we’ve remoulded this
iconic train and created a model that faithfully represent...
Designed to deal with the steep gradients of the Calder Valley route,
the Class 110 was distinctive in being the first generation DMU with the
highest power to weight ratio of any naturally aspira...
Engineered to deal with the steep gradients of the Calder Valley route
which it became synonymous with them being named 'Calder Valley sets',
the Class 110 was one of the first DMU's with the high...
Originally conceived as a cheaper, more reliable alternative to the
Advanced Passenger Train in the early 1970s, the British Railways Board
authorised the development of a prototype High Speed Die...
43060 is currently in storage at Long Marston
after being introduced by BR in 1977, the unit was built by BREL, as
with all other Class 43 units. 43060 was one of a numbe...
Number 58 'Tiger' was the sister engine to 'Lion', one of a plethora of
locomotives named after animals as became the norm for the fledgling
L&MR. Like its sister engine, 'Tiger' was designed ...
Originally conceived as a cheaper, more reliable alternative to the
Advanced Passenger Train in the early 1970s, the British Railways Board
authorised the development of a prototype High Speed Die...
No. 43096 'Stirling Castle' started its
working life in an InterCity 125 livery and was named 'The Queen's Own
Hussars'. Towards the early 2000s, it was renamed 'The Grea...
While Class 800 units had been in service
with the LNER since May of 2019, they would not operate on the flagship
Flying Scotsman service until the first of August. Set 8...
Featuring an impressive set of passenger cars consisting of two driving
units, two coaches and a non-driving motor unit, the APT 5-car pack
encapsulates the historical character of the Advanced Pa...