Traction

A celebration of classic diesel and electric locomotives. A bi-monthly publication that includes articles by drivers, railwaymen and enthusiasts. You’ll also find a Traction Modelling section. Most articles are UK-based but you can expect some from Europe.

Welcome

Traction

T-FOUR-TWO: Part One • No, not a pot of tea for two. David J. Hayes and Paul Dorney look back at a West Midlands trip freight diagram from yesteryear when such duties were very much taken for granted and an everyday part of railway operations

A night at Newcastle Central in 1975

North Eastern Region DMU services in the early 1960s

DEEPING LANE • Accomplished modeller, Stephen Mullen, decided to buy a layout and modify it to suit his needs, here is an account of the key changes made.

Revolution Trains IWA wagons

New models revealed in the Bachmann Summer 2022 announcements

Decorated Accurascale Class 37 appears

New liveries unveiled for shunter

My 22 Old Friends: Part 2 • Ben Wyvis concludes his memories of each of the Class 55 ‘Deltic’ locomotives. In this issue he looks at the remaining locomotives numbered from 55012 to 55022.

An afternoon and evening at Mossend • John Dedman continues his description of a visit to the major freight hub of Mossend Yard near Motherwell in June 1989. The events of the morning were covered in TRACTION 269.

The Glasgow ‘Blue Trains’

Letters