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Staff special launched

Direct Rail Services has started trials of a staff train, aimed at reducing traffic congestion at Sellafield. The week day service from Carlisle will be...

Lost Leviathans

Colin Garatt outlines the story behind his amazing new album. The decision to document the Last Steam Locomotives of the World was not taken lightly. From...

Wise men follow Electrostar

The future for Bombardier’s Litchurch Lane works looks brighter this year after it secured an additional order for 130 Electrostar cars for Southern. The new...

Gurkhas help patrol rail cable theft hot spots

Squads of Gurkhas are helping patrol cable theft hot spots on the railway in the north east. The ex-serviceman are part of an industry wide...

Quattro: Leading the way in operator comfort

Following the introduction of the new Rail Industry Standard for Engineering Acceptance of On-Track Plant and Associated Equipment (RIS-1530-PLT issue 3), the Quattro Group...

An Asset to the Cause

Accountants tend to sniff at plant and equipment, placing it in a different column and shaking their heads as they work out asset depreciation. However...

Bombardier’s Litchurch Lane staff praised

Hard working staff at Bombardier's Derby factory have triumphed yet again with the delivery, ahead of schedule, of 379002 and 379030 to Ilford depot. All...

Litchurch flyer for Chiltern

Another show-stopping train built at Litchurch Lane, Derby, England, has arrived at Chiltern Railways. The latest train to roll off Bombardier's production line in Derby...

GB Railfreight reveals newly painted locomotive ‘Jayne’

A six year old girl has been credited with designing the bright new livery of a freight locomotive. GB Railfreight revealed the newly painted loco...