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Hybrid ‘165’ progress
The conversion of a Chiltern Railways Class 165 DMU to a low-emission electric hybrid drive has advanced, with the technology fitted to a vehicle and ready for initial testing.
Process delays £4m fleet sanding pilot
■ Salisbury highlights lack of urgency
■ Dual Variable Rate Sander offers adhesion-agnostic braking
■ Four months spent haggling over Class 323 fitment contract
■ Earlier ScotRail bid rejected
Reasons to be cheerful – part two
In the January 2009 issue I thought I would lighten the mood by listing the best things about the UK railway. Thirteen years on, it seems a good time to try that again
ECML upgrade: DfT jumps the shark
◾ IRP forecasts imply London to Edinburgh 3hr 35min timing
◾ Other timings equally improbable
◾ Benefits of 140mph overstated
◾ Final infrastructure upgrades completed by 2037
Signalling – competition review hits market reality
◾ ETCS focused
◾ Siemens the dominant player
◾ Limited new entrants available to challenge incumbents
◾ Hitachi sweeps up alternative potential ETCS suppliers
Modern Railways January 2022 issue: video podcast
A video preview of the January 2022 issue of Modern Railways magazine
Rail is green - but do passengers care?
Transport Focus has investigated attitudes towards sustainable transport. Chief Executive ANTHONY SMITH questions whether simply being ‘green’ will be enough to persuade people out of their cars
ScotRail and CS EMAs extended
Emergency funding for ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper has been extended to run until February 2022.
Tyne & Wear’s new Metro trains take shape
The first of Tyne and Wear Metro's new fleet is well under construction by Stadler.
RBF seeks donations to hit Christmas target
Rail charity Railway Benefit Fund is seeking donations to hit its Christmas appeal fundraising target.
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