Steam locomotives had issues with wheel slip, as did the first diesel-electric locomotives, which depended upon the engineer ...

NEXT-GEN SMALL-ROAD MOTIVE POWER, RAILWAY AGE MARCH 2025 ISSUE: Short lines and switching operations face several hurdles if ...

the locomotives would bear a similarity to each other. Electric traction is the norm, whether it comes from a trackside supply or from a diesel generator. In the middle of the last century ...

The West Somerset Railway has announced the first guest locomotive to appear at its Summer Diesel Festival from 5th to 7th ...

A type of diesel train was ... Class DD51 replaced steam locomotives as the workhorse of the state-run railway company and then was relegated to a support role when electric train cars became ...