Type one locomotive company set to complete class 31 overhaul at ruddington

THE CLASS 37 Loco Group’s 37003’s engine has been refitted, and it has been able to move under its own power at the UKRL depot at Leicester for the first time in 12 years. In December 2013, 37003 was

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

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

P reserved is one of the most misused words in railway writing. Talk of locos ‘entering preservation’ like it’s some sort of job just doesn’t make sense. Then there’s the grey area of what’s actually

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

FOLLOWING THE end of its overhaul and repaint into Network SouthEast livery at the Rushden Historical Transport Society’s base, 03179 will be leaving Rushden and heading back to the Isle of Wight, whe