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By PHILIP SHERRATT 25th June 2020

Stadler has appointed VolkerFitzpatrick to build a new Tyne and Wear Metro depot at Gosforth to accommodate the new trains it is supplying for the system.

By WILLIAM BARTER 25th June 2020

… flighted to maximise space for slower services (110mph Class 350s shown in green, 125mph Pendolinos in red); each … five minutes. The blue lines on the diagram show two Class 350 trains making Fast line calls at Watford, Hemel …

By ROGER FORD 21st May 2020

… between the LOWS Controller and lookout (north) at 08.58 (see box), RAIB says there is conflicting evidence. … concern. SEQUENCE OF EVENTS KIRTLEBRIDGE, 19 NOVEMBER 2019 08.57 Lookout (south) informed the LOWS Controller, using a … wait until the controller had contacted lookout (north). 08.58 Lookout (north) informed the LOWS controller, again …

By ALAN WILLIAMS 25th June 2020

… has acquired the two redundant prototype three-car Class 150s from Great Western, which are even older than …

21st May 2020

… will be completed in 2023. Complex trackwork: a trio of Class 387s approach East Croydon with a down Gatwick Express … during peak hours and limits train capacity at Reigate. Class 700 trains used on Thameslink are of eight- and 12-car …

21st May 2020

A digest of the main changes...

21st May 2020

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By PHILIP SHERRATT 21st May 2020

… Voyagers and HSTs are in-house employees, those on the Class 170 Turbostars were supplied by a contractor which was … service in fading light on 29 November 2019. The six Class 170/5 two-car units are set to gain additional vehicles … work with Tyseley depot to make an additional three-car Class 170 Turbostar DMU available during the morning and …

By James Abbott 21st May 2020

… and the pretty signal box (still operational) frame a Class 171 DMU at Rye on 25 February 2020. James Abbott … take pride in their local stations. Temporary working: a Class 377 takes the crossover at Edenbridge on 11 February … lines in the SCRP area. GWR is poised to bring in tri-mode Class 769s (capable of operating on third rail DC, overhead …

By PHILIP SHERRATT 25th June 2020

HS2 Ltd has shortlisted three bidders for the construction contract for its Birmingham city centre terminus at Curzon Street.

21st May 2020

… has been the lack of clear and consistent marking of First Class accommodation. This is not just for the convenience of … separate five-car units, each with its own little First Class section, with all the extra cost and confusion that … no obvious delineation at all apart from perhaps ‘First Class’ alongside relevant doors, quite useless for early …

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By ROGER FORD 21st May 2020

… spared manufacturers’ blushes by showing only operator and class number. This has been a remarkable year for the … should be noted that at the start of the year the Siemens Class 700 units for Govia Thameslink Railway and the two … stock engineers. For example, Great Western’s Hitachi Class 800 units are approaching Version 50 of their software. …

By Ian Walmsley 21st May 2020

… – TOC Director Golden Valley: GWR IET No 800015 works the 08.32 London Paddington to Cheltenham Spa service near Kemble … backed than the standard, and the shape of the standard class ones was reasonable. A representative from Angel Trains … to do. Are you sitting comfortably? Ian tries out standard class on an Azuma. Philip Sherratt Up front: Ian in the IEP …

By Ian Walmsley 21st May 2020

… different markets, but if there is no competition First Class ends up giving you an antimacassar and a coffee. Coming …