The locomotives arrived in early April from Wabtec’s Contagem manufacturing facility in Brazil.
Category: Rail News
Derby-built monorail enters commercial service in Cairo
This morning (Wednesday 6 May), the Cairo Monorail began carrying fare-paying passengers with trains assembled and tested at Alstom’s Derby Litchurch Lane Works. It is the first time a British factory has exported rolling stock since 2008, when Derby last put trains on a ship, bound for the Gautrain rail network in South Africa’s Gauteng […]
Derby-built monorail enters commercial service in Cairo
This morning (Wednesday 6 May), the Cairo Monorail began carrying fare-paying passengers with trains assembled and tested at Alstom’s Derby Litchurch Lane Works. It is the first time a British factory has exported rolling stock since 2008, when Derby last put trains on a ship, bound for the Gautrain rail network in South Africa’s Gauteng […]
Gloucester Station model brings railway history to life
Visitors to Gloucester Station can now step back in time thanks to a stunning new model railway diorama installed in the station waiting room. The detailed display, unveiled by the Mayor of Gloucester, recreates Gloucester station across multiple eras, spanning from the steam locomotive age of the 1880s through to the present day, celebrating 200 […]