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At the beginning of the privatisation era of Britain's railways, there was a pause in new rolling stock deliveries. As a result, a handful ...
For as long as we could remember steam traction had been king on our railways. The resounding beat of exhaust from classic designs by Gresley ...
In 2009, Direct Rail Services (DRS) ordered a small fleet of locos designed to remain in service until at least 2036 and futureproof its core ...
The rise and fall of the state-owned British Rail, from "the greatest expert on British trains" Christian Wolmar
You think you know British Rail.
Stale ...
The Class 57 diesel locomotive was an outgrowth of the tremendously successful and iconic Class 47. Rebuilt from redundant Class 47s by Brush Traction at ...
At the turn of the millennium, a large percentage of the passenger services around London and the South East were operated by 'slam-door' Mark 1 ...
The majestic mountain ranges east of Melbourne contained some of the finest stands of hardwood trees in Australia. To access the timber, a fascinating network ...
This book follows on from the author's book on the Princess Coronation pacific locomotives from their construction in 1937 to their operation in 1956 ...
In the early 1990s, the Waterloo to Exeter route was suffering many delays and problems due to the increasingly unreliable diesel locos being used at ...
It is impossible to imagine London without the Tube: the beating heart of the city, the Underground shuttles over a billion passengers each year below ...
Extensive collection of images of the Class 47s. Images from around the UK. Part of the Britain's Railways Series. Class 47s have now been ...
Since World War Two, South Korea and Taiwan have expanded their respective railway networks to add modern high-speed and urban metro lines, and in the ...
Locomotives is the definitive photographic reference for the North American rail fan. It covers all mainline locomotive models built for North American railroads from the ...
In their book 'Gresley's Silver Link' the authors analysed the evolution of the A4s Gresley's and their service up to Gresley's death ...
This third volume in the series on the Great Western Castle class locomotives focuses on the eight that have been preserved and goes into depth ...