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Getting to the heart
ALSTOM IS opening its Polmadie depot, in south Glasgow, to the public on Sunday, October 12 to commemorate its 150th anniversary. The depot is currently the main base of the Caledonian Sleeper coachin
One of the things I miss most from the current railway scene is our locomotive workshops. They were such fascinating places to visit, because they illustrated perfectly the life story of locomotives f
Overhauls, restorations and running notes
D9537 – Wirksworth: An August working party started with giving the brake frame a second coat of grey oxide. The cooler group was also given a good degrease. Inside the loco, a start was made on scrap
The platforms are taking shape at Old Oak Common station. PAUL CLIFTON visits the construction site to find out about upcoming passenger disruption
Built to service banking locomotives for the punishing climb to Grayrigg, as well as motive power for the Kendal branch, construction of this former LNWR shed helped transform a sleepy rural hamlet into a thriving railway community.