Scotland’s gresley 2-6-2ts – the prime years

When I started trainspotting in April 1981, it was at Berkswell Station, between Coventry and Birmingham International, and a five-mile bike ride from my home town of Kenilworth. I’d tried Tile Hill s

The long-awaited passenger-carrying debut of battery-powered 230001 on the Greenford branch finally occurred on January 31, the set forming 2G02, the 05.30 West Ealing-Greenford, before working throug

Overhauls, restorations and running notes

ABOVE: One of the classic locations on the Kyle of Lochalsh line is when the train passes Duncraig and heads towards Plockton, affording this wonderful view of Loch Carron, and on June 10, 1988, 37421

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

In the first 15 years of its life as a heritage line, steam on the West Somerset Railway underwent a remarkable transformation, from humble industrials to stars from the National Collection.