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The article discusses the D800 fleet of diesel locomotives "Warships" built under the British Transport Commission Modernization Plan, highlighting their production by BR Works at Swindon, England; their bogie design, and livery; and withdrawal of prototypes D800-D802 in 1968 for standardization.

Several photographs are presented of warship diesel locomotives including D818 Glory, D832 Onslaught and D821 Greyhound that were preserved after their withdrawal from services in Great Britain.

Photographs of several D800 Warship diesel locomotives with yellow warning panel are presented including the No. D810 Cockade passing the Cowley Bridge Junction in Exeter, England; the D865 Zealous over Dainton bank in England; and the No. D837 Ramillies at Paddington station in London, England.

The article focuses on the use by the railroad industry in Great Britain of steam power in 1950. While the U.S. uses diesel-electric power, Great Britain continues to use steam power due to its geographic situation. The article also offers information on the challenge facing Great Britain in terms of keeping locomotives out of repair shops.

The article focuses on the views of the authors about the diesel and electric locomotives that could be inactive in Great Britain by 2023. Two new locomotive types are highlighted which include the Class 68 Vossloh diesel and the Class 88 electro-diesel locomotives. The status of the of the Class 66 diesel locomotives from rail freight company Direct Rail Services Ltd. (DRS) is outlined.

The article presents information on diesel-electric locomotives from 65 years ago. Topics include Southern Railways being one of the progressive railways of the early 20th century times, the appearance of British Rail Class D16/2 after the amalgamation of Southern Railways into the British Railways, and the upgrades by Brighton Works in the railways.

The article discusses the launch of the several diesel locomotives including the Classes 66,68 and 70 in accordance with the European emissions regulation. It highlights the engine function and capacity of every locomotive as well as its impact to the rail freight business in Great Britain. An overview on the features and services of the locomotives are also outlined.

Several photographs related to Great Britain railways is presented including photographs of class 73 electro-diesel locomotives at Eastleigh in England, class 37 diesel locomotive at Cornwall county in England and Class 14 diesel-hydraulic locomotive D9526.

The article looks at the highlight events related to the railroad industry in Great Britain and the impact they had on the world. It highlights the publication of a study entitled "The Reshaping of British Railways" and the "Great Train Robbery" on August 8, wherein a mail train travelling between Glasgow, Scotland and London, England was robbed. It explores the demand for road transport during the year and the appearance of new diesel locomotives on a daily basis.

The article offers information on the railroad industry in Great Britain in 1990. Topics discussed include the other top issues that emerged under the administration of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher like poll taxation and unemployment, the launch of open roads such as the Escort, the Orion, and the Metro, and the management issue on the delivery of Class 158s diesel locomotives and flagship multiple units from British Railways (BR).

The article reports on plans of British railways firm Finnish to purchase several double-deck coaches of trains and mentions plans of the firm to further purchase more diesel locomotives which are not disclosed.

The author looks at the railroads in the year 1966 when England won the Soccer World Cup. The author mentions that the year was a jubilant year for Great Britain railways with the government also heavily investing in the industry. The author informs that in that year steam locomotives were being replaced by diesel locomotives and signal boxes and rural stations were being upgraded.

The article offers information on various topics related to railways in Great Britain. It outlines several traction repairs on engines of several diesel locomotives including Class 20, Class 31 and Class 47. It states that the driving test control of Class 20 20308 has been repaired at Carlisle depot on February 18, 2013. It also mentions that the Class 31 31105 was left with shifted tyres at Laira on February 12, 2013.

The article presents information on several locomotives in Great Britain. It is stated that of all the locomotive designs that have celebrated their anniversaries recently, only few have offered such value for money, reliability as well as sheer versatility as the Class 73 Electro-Diesels. The proposal for an ED dates from pre-WWII, which followed orders for 65 Type 3 diesel locomotives.

The article focuses on the diesel locomotive Warship D800 including D800-D812 with train reporting number stencil frames, Newton Abbot in England where one could see Western Region diesel-hydraulic classes and several photographs of the locomotive passing through different routes.

The article features the Class 50 group of diesel locomotives and outlines its history in Great Britain. It observes that Class 50 action is mostly seen on the daily Motorail service. It notes that Class 50s were once considered booked for the 1030 Inverness-Euston Clansman train. They offer services in London, England as well as to and from Scotland.

The article discusses the approach used by the management of British Rail (BR) in reducing its diesel locomotives operating in railroads of Great Britain. It states that BR used the Pilot Scheme which is utilized in evaluating new designs of main diesel locomotives. The article also discusses the significant changes made to the different types locomotives running in the country's railways.

Photographs of diesel locomotives in Great Britain including Class 101/108 diesel locomotive at 1425 East Grinstead-Haywards Heath, Class 20, 20189 at Crewe Basford Hall Yard, and 31465 at Heysham Port are presented.

The article offers news briefs related the railway electric traction as of February 2014 in Great Britain. Direct Rail Services Ltd. Class 20 diesel locomotives were employed on engineering trains from York depot. Model 31233 was deployed into Dover Priory with the Ultrasonic Test Unit from Hither Green. Model 47501 Craftsman was used on the 1158 Doncaster-Sunderland on December 11, 2013.

The article focuses on the author's views about the regulation of railways in Great Britain. The decision of the British government to end the operation of Class 58 diesel locomotives in 2002 is highlighted. The formation of the nonprofit Network Rail Ltd. following the collapse of Railtrack, a group of railroad companies, in 2002 is emphasized.

Several photographs of diesel locomotives in Great Britain are presented including the 20118 "Salbum-by-the-Sea," the 20096 and the 97301.

The article offers information on boiler-fitted Class 37 locomotives in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the historical background of Class 37 locomotives since its first arrival at Eastfield depot (ED) in January 1978, the outcome of the boiler-fitted locomotives after the accomplishment of passenger work booking, and the brief overview of Class 37 locomotives and operations including 37037, 37114, and 37264.

The article offers railways industry news briefs in Great Britain as of February 2015. Topics include the launch of Balfour Beatty's Class 20901/905 train at the Railhead Treatment Trains (RHTT), the operations and travel of DC Rail's Class 31452 train from Washwood Heath to Barrow Hill in England to collect steam locomotives, and the expectation on the use of Class 47s on the Northern Belle.

The article reports on the blue livery of British Rail (BR) which was adopted by the company in all of its diesel locomotives in Great Britain in the 1960s.

The article offers information on the introduction of four Type 1-4 diesel locomotives with Immingham logos across Great Britain on May 23, 2013. It informs about three trains from Paddington to Cardiff with 47536 on 1Z13, 50031 Hood on 1Z53 and 47453 on 1Z87. It also mentions that type 2 and type 3 locomotives such as class 33s penetrated North Wales in 1986 and, with 33035 approaching at Llandudno on 1M84, the 1200 from Cardiff.

The article recounts the railway operations of Class 25 diesel locomotives in Great Britain. These model of locomotives was built between 1961-1967 and has been introduced in the railroad business in 1986. After 20 years, this model has been withdrawn in railway stations by its manufacturer British Railway after it had been in service as passenger train throughout Great Britain.

The article offers developments concerning the locomotive industry in Great Britain in 2006. EWS Railways conducted trials for heavier coal trains from Carlisle to Gascoigne Wood from March 13-31, 2006. Cotswold Rail Engineering Ltd.'s 47810 Porterbrook is back in traffic after months of repair at Norwich, England. Former Western Region Class 47 D1665 Titan was scrapped by European Metal Recycling at Kingsbury in mid-March.

This section offers news briefs related to British locomotives as of February 2016, including the wheel set troubles that affected the Class 20 locomotives based in York, England, the Rail Operations Group's (ROG) 31452 locomotive running from Ramsgate to Derby Litchurch lane in England on October 31, 2015 and the 37116 locomotive debuting for railway operator Colas on October 27, 2015.

The article presents a historical background of various trains from British Railways (BR). It states that initially BR started ordering small diesel shunters in order to eliminate steam trains from the market. The company that was approached by BR first to order small diesel shunters was the. Drewry Car Co Ltd.