Branch Line Society announce The Paxman Quarrier railtour for April 2026
The Branch Line Society has announced details of its upcoming rail tour, 'The Paxman Quarrier', scheduled to run on Sunday, 26 April 2026, in partners…
Tag: Class 56
Class 56 locomotives set for South Devon Railway gala
The South Devon Railway has announced that two Class 56 locomotives will be visiting for their upcoming diesel gala. Class 56s 56045 and 56103 will…
Branch Line Society to run day out to Tytherington Quarry in July
The Branch Line Society has announced that it is to run a day out with the DCRail fleet on Saturday 12 July.
Class 56 locomotives to visit the Severn Valley Railway
The Severn Valley Railway has announced that two Class 56s will visit for their diesel gala.
Special railtour to raise money for Martin House Hospice
On Saturday the 3rd of August a special charity railtour will be operated using DCRail locomotives crewed by GB Railfreight.
‘Cooling Tower Choppers’ charter celebrates power generation this August
A special Class 20-hauled freight line charter will run in August to mark fifty years of power generation at Drax power station.
Dorset heritage railway to welcome nine diesel locos to annual gala and beer festival
Dorset's Swanage Railway's annual Diesel Gala will feature nine classic diesel locomotives, helping to tell the story of the transition of Britain's r…
Book Review: Rail Freight, Yorkshire and North East England by Paul Shannon
This book illustrates the changing pattern of freight traffic on the railways of Yorkshire and North East England during the last 40 years.
Book Review: Heavy Freight Locomotives by George Woods
This is a portfolio of the author’s photographs of the more-powerful diesel locomotives that were used to haul heavy freight around the UK
Book Review: MGR Coal Trains by Mike Rhodes
This book is a historical archive of what was an everyday scene when Merry-Go-Round coal trains were to be found in throughout most of the UK.