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Branch Line Society to run tour of Eastern Rail Services at Great Yarmouth

  • Guest authors
  • March 27, 2025
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The Branch Line Society is offering the chance to visit Eastern Rail Services site at Great Yarmouth and enjoy haulage behind a Class 08 shunter.

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Heidelberg Materials places order for 600kWh battery powered Class 08e locomotive

  • Guest authors
  • January 24, 2025
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Positive Traction has received an order from Heidelberg Materials for a Class 08e locomotive. The company has provided donor locomotive 08296 from their fleet for…

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The Innocent Railway

  • Guest authors
  • November 18, 2024
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 I haven’t posted a video here for a while, but within the research being carried out for a future project, this popped up. Simple enough fare, but oozing with atmosphere and just a bundle of modelling inspiration and detail.

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Successful Somerset trials for battery-powered locomotive

  • Guest authors
  • October 30, 2024
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Battery-powered Class 08e locomotive, No. 08308, has had a successful two weeks with Mendip Rail at Heidelberg Materials’ Whatley Quarry in Somerset. Positive Traction built…

  • Class 08
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Oldest surviving Cheshire built diesel-electric locomotive arrives at new Kent home

  • Guest authors
  • October 12, 2024
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The Kent and East Sussex Railway has announced that they have expanded their diesel fleet with the addition of Class 08 No. 08359.

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Trains to return to Nottinghamshire railway for first time since COVID pandemic

  • Guest authors
  • August 25, 2024
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Next month trains will once more run between the Great Central Railway (Nottingham)’s base at Ruddington and the former Great Central Railway main line.

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Diesel gala set to wow Hampshire railway visitors

  • Guest authors
  • July 2, 2024
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Visitors to the Mid Hants Railway will be wowed by visiting diesel locomotives at this year’s Diesel Gala.

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Welsh Steel Works to introduce replacement for Class 08 locomotives

  • Guest authors
  • April 1, 2024
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Leasing company Porterbrook has purchased three Zephir ‘LOK 16.300’ depot shunters for shunting at Celsa Steel Works in Cardiff.

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Super Sprinter railcars to feature at Leicestershire gala

  • Guest authors
  • March 11, 2024
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Among the attractions announced by the Great Central Railway for its Spring Diesel Gala are its Class 153 Super Sprinter single-coach railcars.

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Super Sprinter railcars to feature at Leicestershire gala

  • Guest authors
  • March 11, 2024
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Among the attractions announced by the Great Central Railway for its Spring Diesel Gala are its Class 153 Super Sprinter single-coach railcars.

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