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Kaye leaves Network Rail
JO KAYE, Network Rail’s managing director, System Operator,...
Seaford signalling upgrade commissioned
NETWORK RAIL commissioned new signalling between Lewes and Seaford...
AZUMA IN COLLISION WITH HST
TWO LNER trains collided outside Neville Hill depot in Leeds...
NUMERACY CORNER
… THE SELECTION of a class number when a new fleet is introduced has always been … for reasons best known to themselves. The gaps between the class numbers that have been selected seem to bear out the … With the arrival in service of TransPennine Express’s Class 397 Nova 2 EMUs, the selection of this particular …
Crossrail reaches Reading
By Dan Harvey
… the interim TfL Rail brand. A soft launch saw the first Class 345 services at Reading on 25 November, with MTR … route, Crossrail intends to use the full-length nine-car Class 345s but once again pesky computer problems were …
MERSEYRAIL ’S HISTORY TOUR
By Ian Walmsley
… on to a ‘150/2’ to Chester. This connects to a grubby Class 508 for Liverpool; it seems there have been wash plant … was used for storing spare units, including the last Class 502, which took a week to drag out. This is probably …
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR SLEEPERS
CALEDONIAN SLEEPER has submitted a performance improvement plan...
COLLAPSE CLOSES NEWQUAY BRANCH
By Craig Munday
THE NEWQUAY branch was closed for two weeks during November due...
FOG AROUND CROSSINGS
Network Rail should improve existing processes for managing safety...
HITACHI TRAINS FOR AVANTI
… between May and December 2022 and will replace the Class 221 Voyager trains currently operated. Construction … having the greatest impact north of Preston, where only Class 390 Pendolinos which continue to make use of their … will have 301 seats, compared to 258 on a five-car Class 221 Voyager. The Hitachi sets will have 26-metre …
ROCK AND ROLLING STOCK
… far its approach has supported five procurements – Siemens Class 717s for Great Northern suburban routes, Stadler Class 45s and 755s for Greater Anglia, Bombardier Class 701s for South Western Railway, Hitachi bi-modes for …
THE EMISSIONS CHALLENGE
The rail industry needs clear direction to tackle issues surrounding...
Wireless condition monitoring
… The company’s technology was deployed first on ScotRail’s Class 334 fleet, where the case for use was based on a 25% … intervals. Fitment has since been extended to ScotRail’s Class 170s and Class 320s, meaning more than 100 of the operator’s trains …
TfW PROBES PACER SPARES AVAILABILTY
… in service into 2020. Angel Trains says that as soon as Class 142 Pacer units are withdrawn they will be offered for … proceeds raised donated to charity. Five battery/diesel Class 230 units from Vivarail are part of the delayed cascade … Wales from the services the units will operate. ‘The first Class 230 is expected to arrive with us in early 2020’ said a …
Modern Railways supports Women in Rail Awards
MODERN RAILWAYS is delighted to announce that it will be media...