I doubt there are any drivers still alive who were among some of the first to be trained on driving the English Electric Type 5s – the famous Deltic – in 1961. For those who were trained at the time,

GREG MORSE considers the safety actions taken in response to a derailment and collision at Rickerscote 30 years ago

The effects of two years of storage delay the introduction of diesel multiple units in Devon and Cornwall

EXPERT ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING TODAY’S MAIN LINE CHARTER SCENE

THE WESTERN Loco Association has said a further in-depth assessment of D1048 Western Lady means it could be in a position to start one of its engines ‘soon.’ The good news comes in a roundabout way. A

Preliminary reports appear to show that the cause of January’s high speed train crash in Spain was a broken rail. And with several broken rail incidents in the UK recently, the spotlight is on welding methods and inspections. PETER PLISNER investigates