Gwr puts trial fast-charge battery train into action

After months of meticulous technical upgrades, Govia Thameslink Railway has reintroduced Class 379 Electrostars into passenger service. RICHARD WILCOCK pays a visit to Hornsey Depot to find out more

In a special ceremony at its Peterborough depot on July 17, GB Railfreight officially showed off its brand-new Stadler Class 99 bi-mode locomotives to an audience of more than 250 stakeholders, staff

Contributing Writer rail@bauermedia.co.uk GREAT Western Railway says ...

Benefits could come from development of battery power

At the heart of the Great Western Main Line, work is under way on a project that will form part of the government’s mission of reshaping how Britain’s railways are run. RICHARD WILCOCK learns more from DARYN MCCOMBE, the man leading the project

ABOVE: The 1990s were a colourful time with the last of the Trainload liveries, the shadow freight colour schemes and the new privatised company liveries. On January 23, 1996, Loadhaul 37517 leads Tra