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The British Rail Class 37 continues to attract considerable interest among railway enthusiasts. Over the past month, Fishplate has indexed a selection of Class 37 videos featuring heritage railtours, engineering trains,...
Crewe is one of those stations where a busy few hours can produce a surprisingly wide variety of trains. It is not just the number of passenger services that makes Crewe interesting. The station sees inter-city trains, r...
On 4 October 1976, British Rail introduced regular 125 mph passenger services using the production High Speed Train between London Paddington, Bristol and South Wales. On 4 October 2026, the HST reached 50 years in timet...
What is a railtour, and why do unusual locomotives and coaching stock appear on the network? A guide to charter trains, railtour headcodes, positioning moves, Empty Coaching Stock workings and light locomotive movements.