Diesels to the fore as heritage lines feel the heat
THE usefulness and worth of diesels and DMUs on the nation’s preserved railways has been highlighted across the country during the intense dry spell of June and July.
Notices announcing the substitution of steam with diesel on passenger services have been a regular sight across social media as our railways took precautions against the risk of lineside fires.
One of the first to announce a move to diesel was the East Lancashire Railway, whose Bury headquarters lies a short distance from some of the worst reported moorland wildfires at Winter Hill and Saddleworth Moor.
