0 to 60! Just how nimble are today’s locos and units, and what’s the quickest off the mark?

VIVARAIL made a bold move in purchasing almost the entire fleet of redundant London Underground ‘D’ Stock as it was replaced by new ‘S’ Stock from 2015, and has invested considerable sums to re-engineer these 40-year-old electric trains as diesels with the necessary accoutrements to be