Locomotives - Page 4

Just how far along the road is the development of driverless technology, and should the rail industry be treating it as a threat or as an opportunity?

RAIL looks back at the first Class 50's final years in service and its remarkable return to the main line in 2016

As the final Class 66s for the UK are delivered, former EWS Chief Executive ED BURKHARDT gives RICHARD CLINNICK his views on the locomotives

VTEC’s £4.5 million refurbishment and overhaul of its High Speed Train fleet could be the final revamp for the workhorses as they approach 40 years’ service

RICHARD CLINNICK finds out how Bombardier’s next generation of trains will reduce maintenance costs

Bombardier has really raised the bar with its next generation Aventra variants. But will it overshadow Bombardier’s previous generation of trains?

RAIL presents a selection of images taken during the 1970s and 1980s on the main route between Leeds and Manchester

Britain’s railways are benefiting from one of the biggest rolling stock investment programmes ever seen. RICHARD CLINNICK looks at the latest order books

Virgin Trains made heads turn at King’s Cross when it unveiled its special Christmas wrap trains - the ‘Penguilino’ and the Claus 91’. NATALIE HORTON reports

CAF Business Development Director RICHARD GARNER tells RICHARD CLINNICK how the UK market is proving to be an attractive proposition