🚆 The British Rail Class 156 – The Unsung Hero of Regional Rail 🚆 Introduced between 1987 and 1989, the Class 156 “Super Sprinter” has become one of the most reliable and familiar sights across the UK’s regional rail network. Built by Metro-Cammell in Birmingham, these tough and dependable units were designed to bring comfort, efficiency, and modernity to local services at a time when Britain’s railways desperately needed a refresh. With their distinctive curved front ends, two-car layout, and

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Class 09 (09001) on passenger train duties. This shunter was built in 1959 The British Rail Class 09 is designed for shunting and short-distance freight trips along branch lines. So it is ideally suited for occasionally pulling passenger carriages along this Peak Rail heritage line. These locomotives are nearly identical to the more numerous Class 08 shunting locomotives but have different gearing, giving a higher top speed at the expense of a lower tractive effort. This superbly restored locomo

5.7K views · 104 reactions | Step back in time to 1980’s British Rail and step aboard the BR Class 87 Locomotive, heading along the West Coast Main Line: Preston - Carlisle route. What station are you heading to first?   https://bit.ly/WCML-Preston-Carlisle-Out-Now-1 | Train Sim World | Facebook

226K views · 2.4K reactions | A brief look inside the cab of a class...