Diesel

  • Immerse yourself in the East Anglian Railway Museum

    Immerse yourself in the East Anglian Railway Museum

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    It’s a slice of living history, and for anyone interested in railways the East Anglian Railway Museum is simply a great family day out.

  • GWR honours first responders

    GWR honours first responders

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    GREAT Western Railway has named Class 800 IET set No. 800023 after two first responders, including a fire fighter who died in the line of duty. One end of the set has been named after Fleur Lombard, who died on February 4, 1996 fighting a fire started by an arsonist at Leo’s Supermarket, Bristol.  At the…

  • Clayton builds hybrid locos for Tata Steel

    Clayton builds hybrid locos for Tata Steel

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    THE Clayton Equipment has completed the first of a three-loco order from Tata Steel, Port Talbot, which is replacing its ageing diesel locos. Clayton specialises in industrial locos, and is building a CBD90, which is a 90-tonne hybrid Bo-Bo locomotive.  Power is provided from the traction battery to 416kW maintenance-free, high-torque electric motors. On-board battery…

  • Class 172/0s debut on ‘Nuckle’ services

    Class 172/0s debut on ‘Nuckle’ services

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    TWO refurbished Class 172/0 DMUs entered service with West Midlands Trains (WMT) on the new through Nuneaton to Leamington Spa route on May 20. They had previously worked on the Gospel Oak to Barking route in London. Working with its partners, WMT has transformed the units inside and out, the longitudanal seating being replaced with…

  • Locomotive Services gets two Class 73s

    Locomotive Services gets two Class 73s

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    CREWE-based Locomotive Services Limited (LSL) has acquired two Class 73 electro-diesel locos. One of the pair is the first of the class – a ‘JA’ type, which dates from 1962. No. 73001 (E6001) has been acquired from the Dean Forest Railway and arrived at Crewe by road on May 2. The other acquisition is No. 73002,…

  • West Midlands Class 196 DMU construction underway

    West Midlands Class 196 DMU construction underway

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    CONSTRUCTION of the first of a fleet of 26 new diesel multiple units for West Midlands Trains (WMT) has begun at Beasain, Spain. They are being built by CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles). The units are from the ‘Civity’ family and comprise 80 vehicles. They are part of a £1billion investment promised by the…

  • Luxury dining trains’ brief encounter in Kent

    Luxury dining trains’ brief encounter in Kent

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    THERE was brief chance to see two of Britain’s luxury dining trains together on May 11, writes David Staines.  ‘Black Five’ No. 44871 was recessed at Lenham Loop with the 12.50 Maidstone East-Folkestone West ‘Heart of Kent Hospice Circular’ to allow LSL’s Nos. 47810 and 47853 to overtake with a ‘Statesman’ special to Canterbury.  No. 44871 and the…

  • UK Railtours ventures through Butterley

    UK Railtours ventures through Butterley

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    GB RAILFREIGHT No. 66753 EMD Roberts Road edges into Butterley loop with UK Railtours’ ‘Amber Valley Venturer’ tour from Euston on May 4, making for an unusual sight among the preserved DMUs and coaching stock at the Midland Railway-Butterley (MRB). No. 66719 METRO-LAND is out of view at the other end of the train. Resident ‘Generator’ No. 47401…

  • Type 4s deputise after Torbay steam failures

    Type 4s deputise after Torbay steam failures

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    Steam Dreams’ ‘Cathedral Express’ trip from Slough to Kingswear was powered by two West Coast Railways Class 47s on May 4 after the booked steam locomotives suffered failures.  The original plan was for a WCRC ‘47’ to work the train as far as Taunton, where David Buck’s ‘B1’ No. 61306 Mayflower would take over for the…

  • New Stadler diesel locos for Bolivia taking shape

    New Stadler diesel locos for Bolivia taking shape

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    STADLER is building three metre-gauge, six-axle diesel locos for Bolivian freight operator FCA. The loco’s design – known as the ‘South America Light’ – is based on the earlier Euro Light model (supplied to DRS as the Class 68).  The three locos will be moved by sea this summer to the Chilean end of the…

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