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Class 57

Feature

How to save a piece of history from the scrapyard

Preserving the past takes passion and perseverance. Chris Howe reports on the successful effort to find a home for a discarded Merseyrail Class 57 electric unit

Electrification 23 May

Great Western Railway’s Class 57/6s are used almost exclusively on Night Riviera services. On April 25, 57603 has brought the stock for the 2345 to Penzance into Paddington. JO CLOUGH.

Feature

G-exam gees up GWR’s nocturnal ‘57/6s’

Great Western Railway HST & Locomotive Fleet Engineer Karl Atkinson talks exclusively to David Clough about the Class 57/6 Night Riviera locomotives’ ‘G’ exam programme.

Locomotives 29 Jul

Blue Peter at King's Cross. TONY STREETER

News

Blue Peter at King’s Cross after £5m overhaul

Locomotive Services Limited launched the latest addition to its stable on July 13 - the steam locomotive Blue Peter.

Locomotives 23 Jul

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Class 57

How to save a piece of history from the scrapyard

G-exam gees up GWR’s nocturnal ‘57/6s’

Blue Peter at King’s Cross after £5m overhaul

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

Class 57

How to save a piece of history from the scrapyard

G-exam gees up GWR’s nocturnal ‘57/6s’

Blue Peter at King’s Cross after £5m overhaul

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

UK "fails to provide trains people want or like"

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Further MML electrification and York capacity projects paused

DB Cargo sells three more Class 90s for reuse

All three West Coast Main Line open access bid rejected