DB Cargo UK had previously used the Class 90 locomotives to highlight the rail freight industry’s importance to the UK economy. Credit: DB Cargo UK. DB Cargo UK, one of the UK’s largest rail freight ...

GB Railfreight will operate the six-axle Class 99 bi-mode locomotives. Credit: Beacon Rail Lux Holdings S.á.r.l. Switzerland-based Stadler has secured a contract from Becon Rail to deliver 30 Class 99 ...

DB Cargo UK has embarked on a project with Siemens Mobility to commence the installation of the European Train Control System (ETCS) on the UK’s Class 66 freight locomotives. Starting in July, the ...

A Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado steam locomotive has become the first railway vehicle of its kind to operate with Hitachi Rail’s European Train Control System (ETCS). Hitachi Rail's ETCS ...

Positive Traction US (PTUS) LLC’s British affiliate, Positive Traction Ltd., has converted a former British Rail Class 08 switcher from diesel-electric to 100% battery-electric propulsion, with ...

It may not be a bullet train, but a steam locomotive made history this week as it became the first steam-driven train clocking 100 mph (161 km/h) on a British mainline track in over 50 years. On ...

16:25, Mon, Oct 28, 2024 Updated: 16:26, Mon, Oct 28, 2024 A hidden train graveyard near Thirsk in North Yorkshire has a collection of decaying British Rail Mark 2 train carriages abandoned in the ...

A steam locomotive that has regularly featured on children’s television delighted rail enthusiasts in Blackburn earlier this week. The LNER Peppercorn Class A2 Blue Peter Locomotive was spotted at ...

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Soon battery-powered trains could be coming to a station near you. As the UK’s fleet of diesel engines approaches retirement, manufacturers are looking to replace them with environmentally-friendly ...