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http://www.hl.co.uk/shares/stock-market-news/company--news/rolls-royce-breaks-into-market-for-chinese-locomotives-exports I didn't realise that RR were interested in the diesel locomotive market. I don't suppose there's much opportunity for them in the UK market currently though.

Why don't FGW just hire in 67s that might be more reliable?

Are any of the DRS 57/3s suitable for sleeper duty?

By my reckoning Alstom has had a bad 10 years. Deals it has won have been tarnished by quality issues on delivery (such as 334s and 458s) and it has failed to match the numbers of orders won by Siemens, Bombardier and more recently Hitachi. What does Alstom need to do to get back in the game...

Obviously the 455s are elderly units having been built in the early 1980s. However, South Western announced a £23m refurbishment of its 91 units a couple of years back that includes new traction equipment. They obviously hope to operate the 455s for some years yet. I've not seen any plans...

Why would there necessarily have to be a manufacturing facility in the EU for the HS2 rolling stock? The HS1 class 395s were built in Japan, for example.

I realise that my OP assumes that HS2 will go ahead of course. Do posters think that any train manufacturer bidding for the HS2 contract would be required at least to have an assembly factory in the UK rather than importing finished units from abroad? Also, given there are currently 56...

When are the HS2 rolling stock contracts expected to be tendered and who are the likely participants?

What is the cost of stripping, priming and painting a mainline loco?

I'd imagine that the most likely buyer would be a venture capital fund who would maintain current management at the outset at least.

Manchester Evening News reporting tonight that first electric trains delayed from December to February 2015 due to NR delays rather than issues with Northern Rail and 319s. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/rail-bosses-deeply-disappointed-over-8036952

Interesting and thanks. When I said baby deltic I meant Class 22 but was getting confused!! I wonder if there was an area where Class 14s and Class 22s ever overlapped? Oswyntail, I've ordered the Cowbridge book. It will serve two purposes. History of the railway with photos that will be...

I shouldn't put this thread here really as there is a section about model railways but nobody ever seems to go there much. This is a query for the older posters and the real buffs amongst us and I hope people can get involved with their knowledge or just be interested otherwise. I want to...

Last I heard was that Rail Leasing Ltd (owned by Ed Stephenson and others) had 15 56s on their books and I think 5 of them were stored at Leicester. There were some mutterings a few months ago that the intention was to re-engine a number of the 56s but I'd guess that's all dependent on the wider...

A NR yellow self-propelled machine just passed my office near Trafford Park. I think the Real Train Times listing is http://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/train/O40144/2014/10/20/advanced Does anyone know what this machine with a permanently attached truck behind is please and what does it do?

Nice little try out for a couple of re-engineered 73s perhaps?

50007 was named Hercules originally but renamed Sir Edward Elgar in 1984. That definitely put it out of synch with the rest of the class bearing naval names.

Rodney was indeed a famous WWII capital ship of the RN. Named after Admiral George Rodney who led the fleet to victory against the French at the Battle of the Saintes off the east coast of America in 1782. The forename Rodney also originates with Admiral George Rodney as it became a popular...

It's not just about seat capacity though. The end door location of 156 makes them unsuitable for frequent stopping services which needs to be borne in mind when talking about replacing 150s and pacers.

Presumably a bad hit for the likes of Bombardier though.