Designed with one eye on the export market, the 50 Class 58s were the last diesel locomotives built by British Rail. For much of their life, they were employed on intensive...

An all-new variant of Heljan's popular Class 37 depicting the sub-class fitted with Electric Train Heating (ETH) equipment as part of the mid-1980s refurbishment programme. Initially based at Eastfield and Inverness...

An all-new variant of Heljan's popular Class 37 depicting the sub-class fitted with Electric Train Heating (ETH) equipment as part of the mid-1980s refurbishment programme. Initially based at Eastfield and Inverness...

Professionally weathered by Theringby Junction Built by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry between 1960 and 1965, the Class 37 diesel locomotive was one of the most mass produced in the...

The first of BR's heavy Type 5 freight diesels, introduced to cope with an increase in coal traffic after the 1973 oil crisis. The first 30 were built by Electroputere in...

The Class 47 is one of the most mass produced locomotives of the BR Fleet. These locomotives were designed and built between 1962 and 1968 by Brush Traction and British Rail...

A class of 50 high- power Type 4 diesels built to accelerate Anglo-Scottish expresses during the electrification of the West Coast Mainline. Famously used in pairs prior to the start of...

DETAILS An incredibly versatile locomotive that could be found almost anywhere on the UK network at some point, the Class 31s were constructed by Brush Traction between 1957-62 for BR who...

Experience with the early Type 1 diesels revealed a need for better visibility for loco crews and the result was the Clayton Type 1 with its characteristic centre cab. Unfortunately, the...

DETAILS The Class 47 is one of the most mass produced locomotives of the BR Fleet. These locomotives were designed and built between 1962 and 1968 by Brush Traction and British...