With
demand for coal falling during the 1960s, many small mining companies
were losing money hand over fist. Despite the difficult circumstances,
the purchase of a Bagnall diesel locomotive allo...
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...
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...
After its 1993 withdrawal from Derby Works, D3771 was purchased and
became a permanent resident of the Great Western Society. In 2010 the
locomotive was given plain green livery, then repainted ag...
Having been rebuilt with a conventional boiler and A4 style streamlining
in 1937, the W1 ‘Hush-Hush’ continued to serve with LNER and later
British Railways. Under BR the locomotive was renumbered...
At the end of January 1935, a Kychap double blastpipe and chimney was
fitted to the W1, which eventually required the fitting of a smoke
lifting cowl for better smoke clearance. On August 21, 1935...
257 Squadron' was completed at Brighton Works in 1948 as one of the
first of its Class produced under BR, and allocated to Dover Marine Shed
to work the Continental Boat Trains to London. Perhaps ...
The British Railways Standard 9F Class was a 2-10-0 steam locomotive,
the last of the standardised BR designs. The Robert Riddles design was
intended as a long distance heavy express freight locom...
Stanier’s Turbomotive, often referred to as ‘The Turbo’ was an
experimental non-condensing steam turbine locomotive inspired by similar
Swedish Ljungström locomotives. No. 6202 was built as the th...
Continuing as a distinct and uniquely designed steam turbine locomotive,
the ‘Princess Royal’ Class Turbomotive returned to the main line in
1947, showcasing the new emblem of British Rail and a s...
Class 66 No. 6608 began its life working in Europe for Netherlands based
ERS Railways in December 2003. In 2009 the locomotive was bought by
Beacon Rail Leasing and given the name 'Dave Meehan'. I...
In 1974 50044 was relocated to the Bristol Bath Road Shed where it would
remain for the remainder of its life. In a nice mathematic and literary
coincidence, exactly 50 of the Class 50 locomotives...
'Triumph' was allocated to the Stoke Division in 1968, being re-numbered
50042 in 1973 under the TOPS classification system replacing D442 which
was its first number. In 1974 No. 50042 was relocat...
91001, the first of the Class, was built in April 1988 and soon unveiled
to the press. The Locomotive was named 'Swallow' and carried the
InterCity Swallow Livery until privatisation in 1996. Refu...