In 1958 the first diesel locomotives began to appear on Cornish railways. The arrival of the Warship class engines meant the beginning of the end of steam traction. Fifty years ago on the 17th ...

You are in: Cornwall > Features > About Cornwall > 50 Years of Cornish Diesel In 1958 the first diesel locomotives began to appear on Cornish railways. The arrival of the Warship class engines ...

Wensleydale Railway currently houses examples of class 03, class 14, class 33 and class 37 diesel locomotives, in addition to a growing collection of industrial diesels. Director and member of the ...

The clocks have been turned back to the early '60s until Thursday 29 March 2007, as once again steam trains dominate the Cornish railway lines. In the days before Dr Beeching wielded his axe ...

The clocks have been turned back to the early '60s until Thursday 29 March 2007, as once again steam trains dominate the Cornish railway lines. In the days before Dr Beeching wielded his axe ...