As Britain’s railways transitioned from steam to diesel, not all change was mechanical. Some, it seems, was far more ...

Britain’s preserved Class 56 diesel locomotives continue to benefit from extensive behind-the-scenes work as owners, ...

The UK Government has announced plans to phase-out the usage of diesel-only trains by 2040 as part of an initiative to reduce carbon emissions. UK Railway Minister Jo Johnson is expected to make a ...

If you were to visit a railway almost anywhere in the world, you would find that unless it was in some way running heritage trains, the locomotives would bear a similarity to each other. Electric ...

The pioneering "UK-first" trial of the battery-powered intercity train was a success. It shows how advanced battery technology can outperform diesel engines in terms of saving loads of cash and saving ...

This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.

Porterbrook and Eminox had a successful trial in 2019. Credit: Porterbrook. Despite being originally presented as a greener fuel, the hugely detrimental environmental impact of diesel is now well ...

TRAIN enthusiasts caught a rare glimpse of an historic locomotive as it passed through the Eden Valley for the first time in more than a decade. Built in 1963 at Swindon Works, D1015 Western Champion ...

The Severn Valley Railway has celebrated the "outstanding" success of its two end-of-season enthusiast events.

New locomotives that run on electricity and renewable fuels could reduce rail freight emissions by more than half on a typical journey. A £150m investment was made into Class 99 locomotives, which ...