Rare chance to see a class 33 on London Underground metals this August 2019 This Sunday 25th and Monday 26th August 2019, Buckinghamshire Railway Centre will be celebrating their 50th anniversary. UK Railtours will be operating a railtour “Metroland and Quainton”, from London Marylebone to Quainton Road. A number of locomotives will be in steam …
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DB Cargo to sell class 59/2s DB Cargo has listed all of their class 59/2 locomotives as surplus assets up for sale. Today, alongside the Mendip 59s, the DB 59/2s work aggregate services across the southern region to locations such as Newhaven aggregates, Chichester, Purley, Crawley, Brentford and many more including as far as Hitchin. …
Stored HSTs Running Out Of Time To Avoid Scrap The Owners of the Great Western Railway HSTs say time is running out unless they can find a realistic franchisor to take them on. Over 200 Mk 3 Coaches and 22 power cars have been put into storage at Long Marston & Ely after being withdrawn …
Volker Rail Beaver Lightweight Tamper This is an informational article for railway enthusiasts about the Volker Rail “Beaver” Tamper. Rail Record website does not supply track maintenance vehicles. The Beaver tamper is a lightweight track tamper owned by Volker Rail. It has a top speed of 20mph and due to this, it is taken to …
Black Five Steams Through Sussex This Saturday 22nd June 2019 A steam train will be travelling through Sussex this Saturday 22nd June 2019. The excursion train, run by operator Steam Dreams Tour London Victoria & Hastings, will run from London Victoria down through the Brighton Mainline, to the sunshine coast that is Eastbourne. The train will …
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Last chance to see a steam train on the London Underground District Line This June will see the final running (probably) of ‘Steam on the District 150′ – an exclusive opportunity to see a steam train on the London Underground (open air stations only). Previously Steam On The Met, this excursion runs on the District …
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Freightliner 66587 Receives New Pink Livery Freightliner today announced a new livery for its class 66 locomotive number 66587. The naming ceremony took place at Southampton Docks today (Monday 10th June 2019). Freightliner 66587 was named “AS ONE WE CAN”, in OceanNetworkExp magenta livery following Freightliner’s partnership with ONE. ONE (OceanNetworkExpress) is a new global …
Our photos of Ramsgate Depot Open Day 2019 On a windy afternoon of Saturday 8th June, I took an unexpected trip to Ramsgate for the annual Southeastern Depot open day. Southeastern often do open days, such as at Slade Green. Thanks to Hornby’s last minute supply of tickets, I seized the opportunity. Entry was free …
Ramsgate Depot Open Day 2019 Southeastern Trains will be holding an open day at their Ramsgate depot on Saturday 8th June 2019. Tickets are now sold out. Ticketholders will get the chance to see some legends of the rails including an EWS class 66 and steam locomotive 35028 ‘Clan Line’. The full locomotive lineup can …
