RIGHT: On June 4, 1979, 03158 shunts at Ipswich Lower Yard, with the obligatory match wagon needed to make sure the track circuits were operated correctly. It is near the National Carriers depot and s

07013 – Bury: A few steps forward were made in early August when the locomotive was lifted from its wheels. All wheelsets require tyre turning to restore their profiles, and the Class 07’s sole AEI RT

Standing at Shrewsbury station on a surprisingly mild Halloween morning, I feel like I’m in something of a timewarp. For a start, not only does the station itself have a pleasing number of ‘proper’ se

THE DIESEL & Electric Preservation Group (DEPG) has bought 08401 from the Hunslet Engine Company and it has been delivered to the WSR’s North Yard at Williton to undergo inspection before being moved

One of the country’s newest train operating companies is Europhoenix. Already a ‘household name’ in railway circles, it has been in business for several years, firstly facilitating exporting of locos

The British Rail Class 03 was a successful design, with 230 built at Swindon and Doncaster Works. I find it remarkable, given the changing nature of the railway through the 1980s, that they survived q