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,

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

Report: more than eight route miles of overhead line equipment not used by trains

Transport Select Committee report on investment exposes years of inconsistency and uncertainty in key areas

DAVID JUKES mixes third-rail and overhead electrification for his chosen pick of EMUs past and present…

…and full electrification should have been agreed from the start