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Welcome to Diadem Files

Whether you have a general interest in trains or want to research what you may have seen, photographed or even travelled behind all those years ago, the Diary of Diesel and Electric Movements (Diadem) is a free database that may help.

 

Please note that data held is heavily weighted to the South-West of England during the diesel-hydraulic years

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A Message from Callum

Many of you will know this website was created by me for my Grandad, Steve Marshall, who had a lifelong passion for trains and wanted to provide a free place for enthusiasts to explore these records. It is with great sadness that I share that he passed away recently.

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I'm Callum, his grandson. I want to assure everyone that this website will stay live and continue to be updated in his memory — in whatever time I have alongside other commitments.

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If you have any queries, or if you'd like to contribute records or information to the website, please get in touch at enquiries@diademfiles.co.uk — contributions are always welcome.

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If you'd like to help with the costs of keeping the site running, you can do so by clicking the button below — any contribution, however small, is genuinely appreciated.

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Thank you for visiting, and for being part of something he was truly proud of.

Update Log

  • 07/06/2026 - Added Donate page

  • 07/06/2026 - Added 11 Records to 1976 (Rows 28944 to 28954)

  • 11/03/2025 - Added 155 Records to 1974

  • 18/02/2025 - Added 1,488 Records to 1977

  • 19/01/2025 - Improved Menu Display for Tablets

  • 12/01/2025 - Added Contact Us page

  • 12/01/2025 - Added Trains 'n' Me Page

  • 12/01/2025 - Changed "Memory Lane" to "Trains 'n' Me"

  • 12/01/2025 - Updated 1967 data

  • 12/01/2025 - Updated 1970 data

  • 12/01/2025 - Updated 1973 data

  • 12/01/2025 - Added Update Log

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