Train Truckers

Train Truckers Zak Bancroft and Nathan Glover are taking on the monumental challenge of hauling a fully restored 115 ton 1960's Class 47 diesel engine [pictured], known as ‘Basil', from its home at Crewe Heritage Centre in Cheshire to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in Derbyshire, where it will be the star attraction at their forthcoming Gala Festival.

Train Truckers Ian Bagladi and Luke Beaman need to haul a CBD80 battery-powered loco 20 miles from a factory in Burton-on-Trent to the heritage Chasewater Railway in Staffordshire - but navigating the access site without damaging the expensive goliath will be a titanic task.

Meanwhile, Rick Windsor and Harry Dingwall need to haul a class 20 type 1 diesel electric locomotive, the Sir John Betjeman, 116 miles north to the North Yorkshire Moors heritage railway line at Pickering. But the abnormal sized, 70 tonne load means the team won't be able to travel during rush hour...and to add to the pressure the engine must arrive tonight.

At the Severn Valley Railway in Shropshire one of its most loved locomotives, a Great Western Railway 'Modified Hall' steam engine and its tender, is being taken out of service as it needs a safety inspection. Worth over a quarter of a million pounds it needs to be in safe storage while it waits but just one thing stands in the way - two hundred and fifty miles of busy motorways and winding roads.

Train Truckers Kevin Norris, Gavin Josephs and new recruit, escort driver Sebastian Randzio are taking on the monumental challenge of hauling a cherished wartime iron workhorse, born in the USA, from its home at the Churnet Valley Railway in Staffordshire 160 miles across country to be the star attraction at a winter extravaganza in Oxfordshire. The crew must battle crowded towns, country lanes and the tightest of turns to deliver this valuable 1940's former American military steam train - designated the S160 - without a scratch.

The Train Truckers are on a special mission to deliver an iconic, record breaking steam engine, the Sir Nigel Gresley, more than 40 miles across the country as it heads off to start a new chapter in its illustrious career.

At the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire heavyweight haulers Zak and Harry and ramp man Dave, are loading a 100 ton Deltic diesel engine, no 19, Royal Highland Fuselier, ahead of a titanic move to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in Wirksworth, Cheshire.

The Train Truckers are on a tricky mission to deliver a legendary diesel locomotive, that's undergone over half a million pounds worth of repairs, over 40 miles across the country ready for a diesel gala without scratching its pristine paintwork.

The Train Truckers are on the clock this week as they attempt to move a 100 ton diesel engine to a gala extravaganza, as well as a 175 ton rail crane destined for Egypt.