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Luxury train to visit Edinburgh later this week
The Northern Belle will be visiting Edinburgh this weekend (23rd November). Departing Burton-on-Trent at 06:00, the train, which is expected to be hauled by a…
Yorkshire railway adds Class 47 locomotive to its fleet
A Class 47 diesel locomotive that the Wensleydale Railway had purchased has been delivered to the railway’s Leeming Bar site.
Bo’ness railway confirms Next Guest to Winter Diesel Gala
Class 47 ‘Lady Diana Spencer’ is to visit Bo'ness with a push pull set
Diesel gala set to wow Hampshire railway visitors
Visitors to the Mid Hants Railway will be wowed by visiting diesel locomotives at this year's Diesel Gala.
Diesel locomotive reaches 30 years in preservation at Cotswolds railway
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (GWR)'s popular BR Blue ‘47’, in preservation since May 1994, has now achieved this remarkable milestone.
Yorkshire railway purchases Class 47 locomotive
The Wensleydale Railway has announced that they have purchased Class 47 Np. 47714 to help boost its growing collection of diesel locomotives.
Book Review: Railways of the Eastern Counties Since 1970 by John Law
This book illustrates railways in the eastern counties from when locomotives hauled main line trains and diesel multiple units operated branch lines
Book Review: Class 47 Locomotives – Celebrating Sixty Years by Martin Measures
This book illustrates many locations where Type 4 Class 47 locomotives were seen during their more than sixty years of service on Britain’s railways…
Class 47 locomotive to visit the East Lancashire Railway
The East Lancashire Railway has announced that Class 47 No. 47830 will be visiting them for their Summer Diesel Gala this June.