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🚂 British Rail Class 58 – The Modular Workhorse of the 1980s 🚂 The Class 58 might not have had the glamour of a Deltic or the fame of a Class 37, but it earned its place in British railway history through sheer reliability and innovation. Introduced in the early 1980s, these powerful locomotives were designed with a modular, easy-to-maintain structure — a first for BR at the time. From heavy coal trains rumbling through the Midlands to freight duties across the network, the Class 58 proved its

British Rail class 73 (73001) at Wirksworth station in Derbyshire. This electro-diesel locomotive was built in 1962 at the BR Eastleigh Works. This type of locomotive can operate on DC third rail power supply, or an onboard diesel engine to allow it to be used on non-electrified routes. There are quite a few class 73 locomotives still in main line service. A few have been preserved, but they only operate using their diesel engine, as no heritage railway has a third rail power set up. #trains #di

🚂 The Mighty Class 73 – The Locomotive That Could Do Everything ⚡️ Some locomotives are powerful. Some are clever. But the British Rail Class 73? That’s the rare beast that was both. Born in the 1960s for the Southern Region, the Class 73 was a true hybrid pioneer — a locomotive that could run on 750V third-rail electric power and its own onboard diesel engine. In an era long before hybrids were cool, the 73 quietly proved just how versatile a locomotive could be. From hauling expresses out of

11K views · 188 reactions | ⚡️The Versatile Class 73 Electro-Diesel –...