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...
Delivered in 1989, 91010 was the final one of the original batch of 10
Class 91s to be built. Between 2001 and 2009, the locomotive was named
after the Victorian physician, missionary and explorer...
Class 67 locomotives are a class of Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotives
which were built for the English Welsh & Scottish Railway (EWS)
between 1999 and 2000 by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, S...
The British Rail Class 47 or Brush Type 4 is a class of diesel-electric
locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of
512 Class 47s were built at Brush's Falcon Works in...
The British Rail Class 37 is a diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as
the English Electric Type 3, and by some railway enthusiasts as
'tractors' due to their agricultural sound, the class was o...
The British Rail Class 37 is a
diesel-electric locomotive. Also known as the English Electric Type 3,
the class was ordered as part of the British Rail modernisation plan...
The British Rail Class 47 is a class of British railway diesel-electric
locomotive that was developed in the 1960s by Brush Traction. A total of
512 Class 47s were built at Crewe Works and Brush's...
ntroduced to service as D212 in May 1959 and the third of the production
series to be delivered, 'Aureol' was officially named in 1960. By 1974
when the locomotive was re-numbered 40012 under TOPS...
The locomotive in question, number 1472, was originally outshopped from
the GNR’s Doncaster Works as a class A1 with GNR colouring, lettering
and numbering before being renumbered and named in 192...
LNER class a1 4-6-2 flying scotsman part of the new hornby
dublo range that this locomotive has now reached 100 years of age. It
is a very detailed engine and is a special edition of of only...
Relatively little of note would occur in the locomotives life and
service for the next twenty years, with main changes consisting of her
coupling with a corridor tender in 1928 (this allowed the l...
Inspired by one of the most beloved British
family films of all time, 'The Railway Children Return', out now on
Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital, is an enchanting adventure for a...
The LMS 'Coronation' Class were an enlarged
and improved version of William Stanier's earlier LMS 'Princess Royal'
Class, and on test were the most powerful steam locomot...