Locomotives

The arrival of 66001 on to British soil at 08:53 on the 18th of Aprill 1998 heralded a new dawn for British rail freight, the first of several hund...

The arrival of 66001 on to British soil at 08:53 on the 18th of Aprill 1998 heralded a new dawn for British rail freight, the first of several hund...

While Harry Needle is most closely associated with Class 20s, his eponymous railway company has now acquired 11 Class 37s as they have slowly come ...

The highlight of the Direct Rail Services' annual open day in 2022 - the first such event since 2019 - was the official unveiling of 37218 in a 'he...

Acquired as part of the mass transfer of Class 37/4s from DB Schenker to Direct Rail Services in 2011, 37422 is unique among the ETS-fitted EEs in ...

The Colas Rail Class 37 fleet is full of interesting oddballs but none come close to 37116, which made its triumphant return to the main line in la...

Repainted in the controversial general grey paint scheme in May 1990, like the majority of locomotives to gain this livery 37258 quickly swapped it...

March depot's 37140 was one of the first Class 37s to gain the high visibility headlight, being so fitted in mid-1986. It also gained an orange can...

One of the hits of our first Class 37 production run was D6704 in BR green with full yellow ends, which quickly established itself among the fastes...

Although the last 75 or so EE Type 3s were delivered after the debut of the new British Rail 'corporate image' on Brush Type 4 D1733 in May 1964 al...

Acquired as part of the mass transfer of Class 37/4s from DB Schenker to Direct Rail Services in 2011, 37422 is unique among the ETS-fitted EEs in ...

Completed nearly six years after D6700 had left Vulcan Foundary, D6600 was the first of nine English Electric Type 3s to be numbered out of sequenc...

While Harry Needle is most closely associated with Class 20s, his eponymous railway company has now acquired 11 Class 37s as they have slowly come ...

The highlight of the Direct Rail Services' annual open day in 2022 - the first such event since 2019 - was the official unveiling of 37218 in a 'he...

Repainted in the controversial general grey paint scheme in May 1990, like the majority of locomotives to gain this livery 37258 quickly swapped it...

The Colas Rail Class 37 fleet is full of interesting oddballs but none come close to 37116, which made its triumphant return to the main line in la...

One of the hits of our first Class 37 production run was D6704 in BR green with full yellow ends, which quickly established itself among the fastes...

March depot's 37140 was one of the first Class 37s to gain the high visibility headlight, being so fitted in mid-1986. It also gained an orange can...

Although the last 75 or so EE Type 3s were delivered after the debut of the new British Rail 'corporate image' on Brush Type 4 D1733 in May 1964 al...

Completed nearly six years after D6700 had left Vulcan Foundary, D6600 was the first of nine English Electric Type 3s to be numbered out of sequenc...

 BR J69 68535 was from the same 1892 batch as No. 359, being originally numbered as 358 under the GER and 7358 under the LNER and was also rebuilt...

BR J69 68619 was the ‘celebrity’ Buckjumper and undoubtedly the most photographed member of the class, due to being the Liverpool Street Passenger...

BR J68 68646 was built in September 1912, part of the first batch of A.J Hill’s improved C72 Class, the final development of Holden’s 0-6-0T class...

LNER J69 No. 359 came from an earlier batch of ten locomotives built at Stratford in 1892 and was rebuilt in 1904 into the R24r Class, gaining new...

S56 Class No. 84 was one of the last batch of ten locomotives built for the Great Eastern Railway, to Order P57, at Stratford in 1904 and incorpor...

BR J69 68535 was from the same 1892 batch as No. 359, being originally numbered as 358 under the GER and 7358 under the LNER and was also rebuilt ...

BR J69 68619 was the ‘celebrity’ Buckjumper and undoubtedly the most photographed member of the class, due to being the Liverpool Street Passenger...

BR J68 68646 was built in September 1912, part of the first batch of A.J Hill’s improved C72 Class, the final development of Holden’s 0-6-0T class...

LNER J69 No. 359 came from an earlier batch of ten locomotives built at Stratford in 1892 and was rebuilt in 1904 into the R24r Class, gaining new...

S56 Class No. 84 was one of the last batch of ten locomotives built for the Great Eastern Railway, to Order P57, at Stratford in 1904 and incorpora...

Note: Photograph is of an early sample, with an incorrect assembly. Updated photos will be forthcoming in the coming weeks. The locomotive is finis...

Freightliner were the second operating company to enter the class 66 game with the first of their locomotives arriving in 1999. Nicknamed 'freds' -...

Freightliner were the second operating company to enter the class 66 game with the first of their locomotives arriving in 1999. Nicknamed 'freds' -...

No. 31105 was the third of Network Rail’s Class 31s to return to traffic and the only former disc headcode-fitted locomotive in the fleet, althoug...

No. 31285 was the first Class 31 to be out-shopped in NR yellow, being released from Fragonset’s workshops at the former RTC site in Derby in Octob...

No. 31105 was the third of Network Rail’s Class 31s to return to traffic and the only former disc headcode-fitted locomotive in the fleet, although...

No. 31285 was the first Class 31 to be out-shopped in NR yellow, being released from Fragonset’s workshops at the former RTC site in Derby in Octo...

31407 - Mainline Blue - ExclusiveDCC Sound Fitted Revealed in February 1996 at an event at Toton TMD, 31407 was possibly the most surprising locom...

31466 - EWS - ExclusiveDCC Sound Fitted Ahead of the landmark Toton open day in August 1998 there was furious activity behind the scenes at Englis...

    31466 - EWS - Exclusive Ahead of the landmark Toton open day in August 1998 there was furious activity behind the scenes at English Welsh &...

31407 - Mainline Blue - Exclusive Revealed in February 1996 at an event at Toton TMD, 31407 was possibly the most surprising locomotive to be outs...

Class 55 'Deltic' - BR Green w/cantrail (Virgin Crosss Country) -  D9000 - Royal Scots GreyDCC Sound FittedThe star of our second run and the numbe...

Class 55 'Deltic' - BR Blue - 55020 - NimbusDCC Sound FittedOne of just three Deltics to never receive plated headcode boxes, 55020 is also notable...

Class 55 'Deltic' - BR Green -  D9018 - BallymossDCC Sound FittedRepresenting the classic mid 1960s era of English Electric’s finest is D9018 in t...

Class 55 'Deltic' - Porterbrook Purple - 9016 - Gordon HighlanderDCC Sound FittedUnveiled in Porterbrook Leasing purple after overhaul at Brush Tra...

Class 55 'Deltic' - BR Blue w/Silver - 55013 - The Black WatchDCC Sound FittedComplementing 55022 from the first run is York’s 55013 in its similar...

Class 55 'Deltic' - BR Blue - 55004 - Queen's Own HighlanderDCC Sound Fitted Much requested is our first Haymarket-allocated TOPS blue Deltic, repr...

Out of Sequence! The universal nature of the Class 66 means that transfers and sales between owners/operators are relatively common. 66122 is one o...