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CENTRAL LINE RE-TRACTIONING MOVES FORWARD
Moving Wheels TRANSPORT FOR London reports a new traction...
YIELD MANAGEMENT
Blood and Custard Stealth introduction: before TPE...
CLASS 769s ON TEST
… beneath No 769434. PORTERBROOK PLANS to deliver the irst Class 769 bi-mode unit to Northern in January. Once the … to have ordered the bi-mode ‘769s’, converted from Class 319 EMUs. Brush Traction at Loughborough is carrying … this could potentially be raised. For Northern’s eight Class 769s the operator is responsible for interior …
GREATER ANGLIA FLIRTS ENTER SERVICE
… DEBUT ON WHERRY LINES Upgrade in quality: interior of Class 755. Wherry lines debut: Greater Anglia Flirt No 755418 … The Flirts initially displaced the short set comprising Class 37 locos and Mk 2 coaches which GA has hired in recent … before returning over the Pennines to Longsight depot at 08.31; the return trip was slightly delayed due to a caravan …
Train Seat Science
… Trying one out: Ian Walmsley tests an Azuma Standard Class seat. Philip Sherratt Crashworthy: high-back seats in … Even the Queen was moved to specify Networkers over Class 700s to Sandringham, being one of the few with a say in … on journey type: metro, regional, inter-city and First Class/ very high speed. This is interesting as it lumps in …
DfT NEGLECT
… The tardy transfer-in of a parsimonious four additional Class 156 units, after a decade of overcrowding, to enable the western section to be operated with double Class 158 formations rather than a solitary unit, was far too … special report (p68, last month), it is stated that GWR’s Class 158 fleet is to be reformed, with the existing 13x3-car …
EUROPE
… than those for the previous fleets. Sold: two Westbahn Class 4110 Kiss EMUs pass at Wien Meidling station on 29 … Westbahn Kiss fleet was bought in two batches – 7x6-car Class 4010 trains in 2011 and 9x4-car Class 4110s in 2017 (with an extra six-car Class 4010 added …
HITACHI TRAINS FOR EAST MIDLANDS RAILWAY
… length, shorter than the 26-metre carriages found on the Class 800, 801 and 802 sets Hitachi has built for other … for the bi-modes to match the performance of the current Class 222 Meridians in diesel mode, each train will have four … which Hitachi says is part of an evolution of its Class 800/802 model. Abellio says Hitachi’s proven capability …
A LESS-SAFE RAILWAY
Informed Sources RAIB over-speed investigation reveals...
A driving master class
… Ochello. As we walk down the platform to the cab of the Class 222 Bombardier Meridian he explains that he will be … Ford Industry and Technology Editor … A driving master class …
GRANT SHAPPS’ BULGING IN-TRAY
Railtalk High Speed in Kent: ‘Javelin’ No 395001...
LNER AZUMA MAKES SCOTTISH DEBUT
… Fleet transition starts as first Class 91 withdrawn from service Azuma meets Mallard : No … trip to Darlington, where it arrived adjacent to A1 class steam loco Flying Scotsman . MORE AZUMAS IN SEPTEMBER … 65 Azumas from Hitachi: 13 nine-car and 10 five-car Class 800 bi-modes and 30 nine-car and 12 five-car Class 801 …
WEST LONDON ORBITAL CASE SET OUT
… the use of diesel trains and is modelled on four-car Class 172 stock. Electrification is described as being …
OPERATING ACROSS BIRMINGHAM
… like this better for our customers.’ Contentious point: Class 350s from Euston split at Birmingham New Street, for … still refining things.’ Coming to the West Midlands soon: Class 350/4s from TPE. This is No 350404 at Bodsbury with a … side of the picture is unit No 350252, working the 08.05 Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston. Ken Brunt …
SWR GETS INTO ITS STRIDE
… the arrival of the 30x5-car fleet of Siemens Desiro City Class 707 EMUs. The first of these carried passengers in the … of SWR’s Desiro EMU fleets, comprising the 45x5-car Class 444s and 127x4-car Class 450s. The work, being carried out by Siemens at …