The long-awaited passenger-carrying debut of battery-powered 230001 on the Greenford branch finally occurred on January 31, the set forming 2G02, the 05.30 West Ealing-Greenford, before working throug

Only two power cars remain at Plymouth depot after final set with Mk 3 carriages moves to Mid-Norfolk Railway

When I started trainspotting in April 1981, it was at Berkswell Station, between Coventry and Birmingham International, and a five-mile bike ride from my home town of Kenilworth. I’d tried Tile Hill s

Chiltern Railways introduced its first Mk. 5 set to passenger service on January 26, this taking over one of the diagrams previously worked by the Mk. 3 sets. Now officially dubbed Chiltern Explorers,

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

This substantial shed served the considerable freight needs of the Cumbrian port, with two heritage preservation attempts failing after its 1968 closure.