DB Cargo UK had previously used the Class 90 locomotives to highlight the rail freight industry’s importance to the UK economy. Credit: DB Cargo UK. DB Cargo UK, one of the UK’s largest rail freight ...

GB Railfreight will operate the six-axle Class 99 bi-mode locomotives. Credit: Beacon Rail Lux Holdings S.á.r.l. Switzerland-based Stadler has secured a contract from Becon Rail to deliver 30 Class 99 ...

DB Cargo UK has embarked on a project with Siemens Mobility to commence the installation of the European Train Control System (ETCS) on the UK’s Class 66 freight locomotives. Starting in July, the ...

A Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado steam locomotive has become the first railway vehicle of its kind to operate with Hitachi Rail’s European Train Control System (ETCS). Hitachi Rail's ETCS ...

A newly-built steam locomotive will be used for passenger services for the first time this weekend. Hundreds of steam enthusiasts will experience No. 6880 Betton Grange at the Cotswold Festival of ...

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 ...

Positive Traction US (PTUS) LLC’s British affiliate, Positive Traction Ltd., has converted a former British Rail Class 08 switcher from diesel-electric to 100% battery-electric propulsion, with ...

Eurostar has announced it will purchase up to 50 two-storey trains for use across its entire network, which includes between London St Pancras and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam via the Channel Tunnel ...

16:25, Mon, Oct 28, 2024 Updated: 16:26, Mon, Oct 28, 2024 A hidden train graveyard near Thirsk in North Yorkshire has a collection of decaying British Rail Mark 2 train carriages abandoned in the ...

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