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GB Railfreight unveils new Class 99 locomotive

GB Railfreight has introduced its new Stadler Class 99 locomotive at its Peterborough headquarters. The new locomotives were first publicised at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin. £150m ($201m) investment was ...
Railway Age

PTUS UK Affiliate Converts Class 08 to BE

Positive Traction US (PTUS) LLC’s British affiliate, Positive Traction Ltd., has converted a former British Rail Class 08 switcher from diesel-electric to 100% battery-electric propulsion, with ...
Hackaday

British Trains To (Maybe) Make Way For Steam Once More

There’s nothing more guaranteed to excite a grizzled old railway enthusiast than the sight of a steam locomotive. The original main-line rail propulsion technology still clings on in a few places, but ...
The Engineer

From the archive: 169 years of rail innovation

From the Flying Scotsman to the dawn of the tube The Engineer has reported on some of rail's most significant moments ...
Railway Age

U.K.: Hydrogen-Fueled Steam Freight Locomotive Conversion Planned

British startup Steamology has secured a contract to test its hydrogen-fueled steam traction system in a converted Freightliner Group (a Genesee & Wyoming subsidiary) freight locomotive. Funded ...
Railway Technology

Stadler produces first carbody of Class 93 tri-mode locomotive

The first carbody of Class 93 tri-mode locomotive. Credit: Stadler. Rolling stock manufacturer Stadler has commenced the production of its first-ever tri-mode locomotive fleet, Class 93, for British ...