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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 ...

In 1994, the Project also bought another Class 47 locomotive, No. 47417, intending to use it as a supply of spares for 47401.

In February, UK Transport Minister Jo Johnson kicked off his second month in office with a major announcement. Diesel-only trains, he said, should be removed from the railways by 2040. Advocates ...

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A free exhibition train celebrating 200 years of the modern railway has added 16 new dates to its year-long tour.