Having steam locomotives out there on the main line is a wonderful thing to see.' Andy Bell, Vice President of Hitachi Rail UK, added: 'This very special project demonstrates not only the ...

Hitachi Rail provided its ETCS onboard system, successfully integrating it into the steam locomotive cab’s unique physical and operational constraints. Andy Bell, vice president, Hitachi Rail UK, said ...

UK: Testing is underway with what is thought to be the first installation of European Train Control System equipment on an ...

Thus, Gresley was tasked to design a new locomotive. He produced the A4 Pacific ... February 1935 and comprised seven vehicles, with two articulated pairs and a triplet set.

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few ...

This steam locomotive ... Class Locomotive Trust and steamed again in 2001 following a Heritage Lottery grant. 6233 is now regularly used to pull special passenger trains on the UK mainline.

‘Conqueror’, an 0-6-2T built by Bagnall of Stafford in 1922, is being donated to the W&LLR by the Vale of Rheidol Railway, ...

Repatriated to the UK in 2005, thanks to the War Office Locomotive Society, Hunslet 1215 is now based at the Apedale Valley Light Railway in Staffordshire. During the steam gala, Hunslet 1215 ...

Visitors to the popular Spring Steam Gala ... travel in the UK. Rebecca Dalley, CEO of The Watercress Line, said: “We are thrilled to welcome these iconic guest locomotives to our line for ...

More than 4,000 people attended the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway's annual steam gala recently. The event, which took place from March 20 to March 23, featured a dozen steam locomotives in ...