Dapol class 59

TO CELEBRATE 40 years of the Class 59s, Freightliner is considering repainting pioneer 59001 back into the Foster Yeoman silver and blue livery it and 59002-004 wore when they were delivered to the UK

GB RAILFREIGHT’S first two Stadler Class 99 Electro-Diesels, 99001/002, arrived in UK on June 10, when they docked at the Port of Bristol. They were then moved by lorries to the nearby Avonmouth Hanso

D2094 – Milton of Crathes: One of the trio of Class 03s based at the Royal Deeside Railway, D2094, has recently received attention. While its bodywork is now tatty, its early 2000s paint job has evolv

he British Transport Commission’s Modernisation of the Railway report was released on January 25, 1955, by its chairman, Sir Brian Robertson, and suggested a £1.24 billion spend on the railways to upd

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Overhauls, restorations and running notes