‘777s’ authorised for service
Office of Rail and Road authorisation was granted on 15 July for Merseyrail’s new Stadler-built Class 777 EMUs to carry passengers.
September start for Southeastern ‘707s’
Southeastern has confirmed it will begin introducing Class 707 EMUs cascaded from South Western Railway when it uplifts its timetable in September.
Revolution VLR vehicle ready for testing
The Revolution Very Light Rail demonstration vehicle has been completed, with validation testing underway at the Quinton Rail Technology Centre in Long Marston.
Turbostar naming marks Leicester boost
CrossCountry Turbostar No 170622 was named Pride of Leicester in a ceremony held at UK Rail Leasing’s Beal Street depot in the city on 3 August. The unit became the first Turbostar to carry a cast nameplate.
Intelligent stop-start for Voyagers
An intelligent engine stop-start system is being trialled on a CrossCountry Voyager with a view to rolling out the technology across the fleet.
More cycle spaces for ScotRail HSTs
Plans are being developed to increase the amount of cycle space on ScotRail HSTs, used on its inter-city services.
Hydrogen ‘158’ proposed for Highlands
A packaging study has been commissioned by the Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS) to examine how hydrogen equipment could be fitted into a Class 158 DMU.
c2c kicks off NRC
c2c has become the third operator to move to a directly awarded National Rail Contract (NRC), which began on 26 July.
Highland Explorer takes to the rails
ScotRail launches Class 153 active travel carriages on West Highland line
