This locomotive was one of 204 of its type built in Glasgow for the South African Railways. It weighs almost 180 tons!This locomotive, number 3007, was built in 1944-45 in Glasgow as part of an ...

Steve Oates, chief executive of the Heritage Railway Association, said: "The whistle-up is a great chance for everyone ...

This batch of locomotives is a mainline freight diesel locomotive tailor-made for the DR Congo and other African users, taking into account the characteristics of the local railway operating ...

has won two contracts for the repurposing of six broad gauge diesel electric locomotives for export to some African railways. These locomotives will be converted for use on railways that use the ...