🚂 The Mighty Class 50 – A True Icon of British Rail! 🇬🇧 Few locomotives capture the heart of railfans quite like the British Rail Class 50. Built between 1967 and 1968 by English Electric, these 2,700 hp beasts were originally designed to speed up services on the West Coast Main Line before electrification took over. With their unmistakable growl, rugged looks, and thunderous 16-cylinder engines, Class 50s quickly earned legendary status. Nicknamed “Hoovers” due to the unique suction sound fr

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🛤 In the 1990s, British Rail was dismantled into over 100 privately owned companies. 🎤 Britain's Railways All Change is a collection of over 170 oral history recordings recorded between 2018 and 2022. 🚄 They are the personal recollections of the people involved in the privatisation process, the management of change, and the running of the railways in the post-privatisation years. 👇 In the video below, hear from Peter Middleton, a train driver based at Harrogate depot, Janet Goodland, former

"We've had 30 years of privatisation, that's lead to huge amounts of money leaking out of the system." RMT General Secretary, Eddie Dempsey talking to LBC about Great British Railways. | National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)