Two ground-breaking Class 43 diesel electric locomotives will be thrilling visitors at this year’s Diesel Gala at The Watercress Line, from Friday 12th July to Sunday 14th July. Did you know with a ...

Nine heritage diesel locomotives are gathering for a "diesel gala" at a heritage railway line in Dorset. The annual event at the Swanage Railway takes place over three days and incorporates a beer ...

US-based Electro-Motive Diesel has delivered the last batch of seven new Class 66 locomotives to UK rail freight company GB Railfreight (GBRf). The new Class 66s are currently being transported to ...

The diesel locomotives, built between 1989 and 1993, were abandoned years ago. They can be seen at White Moss Quarry, Cheshire, left rusting in neat rows. The trains were originally taken to the ...

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If you were to visit a railway almost anywhere in the world, you would find that unless it was in some way running heritage trains, the locomotives would bear a similarity to each other. Electric ...

Battery trains are gearing up to replace much of Britain’s ageing diesel fleet. Andrew Wade reports on the technology set to power the transition.

GB Railfreight has received Authorisation for Placing Into Service from UK regulator the Office of Rail & Road for its ...