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TUGS FOR DC RAIL
… Steve Donald Class 60s change hands: DC Rail, part of Cappagh Group, is taking delivery of four former DB Cargo Class 60s for construction traffic from a new freight hub it …
MORE LUGGAGE RACKS FOR AZUMAS
… G, K and L. This will entail the removal of 20 standard class seats and one first class seat. These seats are not adjacent to windows due to …
GRAND CENTRAL ‘180’ REFURB COMPLETED
… the £9 million refurbishment of its 10-strong fleet of Class 180 Adelante trains. The two-year programme saw the … of new seats with fabric and leather edging in standard class, new floor covering throughout, as well as a full refit …
That Was the Year, That Was
Rail Frieght Group There can have been few years in recent history...
Between the Lines
By Chris Stokes
Network Rail is to be very much applauded for its policy of open...
THE GOLDEN SPANNERS 2019 A RETURN TO IMPROVEMENT
By ROGER FORD
… the driver choose to ‘phone a friend’. And, as recent Class 700 and Class 92 ockdowns have shown, in an age when a train is lines … in resilience. Long-standing table-topper: Salisbury’s Class 159. No 159015 passes Clapham Junction on 27 August …
BUSY BIRMINGHAM SCENE
Terry Callaghan Rails to tarmac: groundwork for a new tarmac...
PARAGON PASSENGER DEBUT
… ‘802’ ENTERS SERVICE HULL TRAINS introduced its first Class 802 ‘Paragon’ bi-mode set into passenger service on 5 … return. The introduction followed a launch event for the class in Hull on 25 November. Hull Trains says the fleet will … throughout and a new at-seat trolley service in standard class as well as complimentary hot and cold meals in first …
Europe View
By Keith Fender
… 3’ EMUs being built by Bombardier; so far none of 21 Class 4758 trains ordered for use in the western Vorarlberg …
AVANTI WEST COAST LAUNCHES
By Reporting Philip Sherratt and Tony Miles
FIRST TRENITALIA PARTNERSHIP REPLACES VIRGIN TRAINS FIRSTGROUP...
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
Where is the future railway, lecture, 8 January, Reading Details...
TRACK CIRCUIT PROBLEMS AFFECT GA FLIRTS
… branch. Antony Guppy The issue arose on 5 December when a Class 755 reportedly arrived in Norwich without being … The track circuit issue followed an incident involving a Class 755 at Norwich Road level crossing on 24 November in … temporary withdrawal Greater Anglia had introduced its Class 755s onto three further rural routes. The operator has …
NOVA 2 COMPLETES TPE TRIO
By Tony Miles
… CLASS 397s DEBUT ON MANCHESTER TO SCOTLAND ROUTE THE THIRD … Express entered passenger service on 30 November 2019 when Class 397 ‘Nova 2’ set No 397007 worked the 08.10 departure from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh. The …
A year packed with drama
By Dan Harvey
So how was 2019 for you? For High Speed 2 it was a mixed picture....
SWR TARGETING ‘442’ RETURN
… it has successfully modified the static converters on its Class 442s to allow the fleet to return to service. Testing … by a second pair in August, but in early September the class was withdrawn as a precautionary measure due to …