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PITFALLS STILL REMAIN
By Dan Harvey
… Delivery Control Schedule. Key to this is getting the Class 345 train fleet to work with the signalling and control … Line finished, changing the PDP deal may not come cheap. Class 345 on test: unit No 345035 (right) on working 5Z53, … the 12.59 Reading to Maidenhead Carriage Sidings, passes a Class 387 at Twyford on 3 June 2019. Ken Brunt … PITFALLS …
SPRING 2020 START FOR BLACKPOOL OPEN ACCESS
… coming months. The application made to the ORR stated 2+7 Class 91/Mk 4 formations would be used for the service, although it is understood Class 90s hauling Mk 4s are now the preferred option. The … between the resort and Euston in May 2018, operated by Class 390 Pendolinos (p58, last month). SCOTSMAN’ GOES WEST …
WORKFORCE SAFETY
Railtalk A WORRYING REPORT FROM RAIB Home safe, every...
GRAND UNION LOOKS TO LLANELLI
… an hourly service between London and Cardiff using Class 91s hauling nine Mk 4 coaches and a driving van trailer … would leave Cardiff at 06.35, arriving at Paddington at 08.20, with the first down service at 08.35 arriving in … is May 2021, and while the initial service would use Class 91s with up to nine coaches and a DVT, for the extended …
THAMESLINK BENEFITS FROM INNOVATION
… performance. Once ETCS is engaged, drivers on Siemens’ new Class 700 trains accept automatic control on arriving at the …
STAGECOACH TO WITHDRAW FROM FRANCHISING
News Front STAGECOACH HAS confirmed it has no plans to...
WILLIAMS MAJORS ON TICKETING SYSTEM
ENTHUSIASM FOR ‘ROOT AND BRANCH’ REFORM DIMS COMMENTS...
Between the Lines
… at the launch of Northern’s new (and very nice!) CAF-built Class 331 electric trains, it became clear that because of …
TRACK WORKERS KILLED IN MARGAM TRAGEDY
£70 MILLION FUND TO IMPROVE SAFETY TWO TRACK workers were...
Freightliner owner to be sold
FREIGHTLINER OWNER Genesee & Wyoming Inc is to be acquired by...
EWR PLANS ROLLING STOCK TENDER
EAST WEST Railway Company intends to begin a formal rolling stock...
NEW STOCK TO USHER IN WORLD CLASS SLEEPER SERVICE
… end product is fantastic – we’re giving our guests a world class Sleeper product and the quality will be outstanding’ he … and drivers for the overnight service. A pool of 10 Class 92s will work the electrically-hauled legs from London … five required in service each night, while six rebuilt Class 73s will haul the Highland workings north of Edinburgh …
TfW targets Swansea to Bristol services
… DMUs in short supply: this is No 170416, one of five Class 170s that ScotRail will be returning off-lease on 1 August this year, at Larbert on 10 June 2019. Class 170s are much sought after, with interested operators … rolling stock for the service is two-car or three-car Class 170 or 175 DMUs. In 2017, the Department for Transport …
FRANCHISING ENTERS A DOOM-LOOP
By ROGER FORD
How much longer can the music keep playing? ...
CHANGING SCENE AT BLACKPOOL
… service to Hazel Grove via Bolton. Initially all EMUs are Class 319 sets but from later in 2019 some services, such as … to Manchester Airport, will be worked by the new CAF-built Class 331 EMUs. The similar Class 195 DMUs will also take over some routes, such as the …