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

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

03145 – Moreton Park: A replacement dynamo had been sourced for 03145 and once fitted, it allowed the loaned dynamo to be returned to D2302. As usual, 03145 was regularly used for shunting and transfe

UK Railtours has announced a five-day landcruise to the Isle of Man, the ‘Manxman,’ for April 9-13, but also running alongside it are four days of Class 50 main line action, although not even UKR can

ABOVE: One of the classic locations on the Kyle of Lochalsh line is when the train passes Duncraig and heads towards Plockton, affording this wonderful view of Loch Carron, and on June 10, 1988, 37421