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

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

Only two power cars remain at Plymouth depot after final set with Mk 3 carriages moves to Mid-Norfolk Railway

Five of the fleet are put into short-term store while Class 59 and ‘47s’ are also taken out of frontline service

Looking at railways in detail

When I had last spent time in the area in August 1963, most passenger services and just a few longer distance freight trains had started to be diesel-hauled, with local freight trip working still a st