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Smart maintenance keeps the trains rolling
… sees still more services and will require 93% of the Class 700 fleet available. This can only be achieved with … 20,000 miles between failures and will one day will see Class 700 Desiro City engineers returning to the Golden … days it was common to write ‘FHD’ (For Home Depot) in a Class 47 repair book and send it back to Bristol, today the …
HAS HIGH-SPEED HELPED KENT?
… via the Kent coast on 14 February 2019. Great Northern Class 717s can be seen stored alongside in Dollands Moor … served by Southeastern’s high-speed services in 2007-08, 2013-14, 2016-17 and 2017-18. Most are also served by … Ashford and HS1, has moved from 1.9 million users in 2007-08 to 2.2 million in 2017-18. Sexy front ends: Javelins at St …
VELARO NOVO RAISES THE BAR
… cheaper to operate and maintain. Classic Velaro: Eurostar Class 374 ‘e320’ set at St Pancras on 14 March 2018. Philip …
Another win at Wimbledon
By ROGER FORD
… Western depot will take some beating Ahead of the pack: Class 707 in the yard at Clapham Junction on 30 March. Martin … for the arrival of the Great Northern Siemens Desiro City Class 717s in the Table of Truth. These are replacing Class 313s on my local ‘stoppers’ into Moorgate. ScotRail’s …
CHANGES
By Ian Walmsley
… with two-cars, or indeed the conversion of two-car Class 155s to single-car Class 153s. We complain about capacity while running little … space for elbows between seats: aisle spreading. This is a Class 700 on the Thameslink route. What happens when you do …
SSI in the 21st century
By ROGER FORD
Informed Sources Upgrading the once and future interlocking...
Forum
… Bere Alston: a Class 150 calls on 30 July 2018, with the redundant platform … Recently I joined a busy afternoon Bristol to Paddington Class 802 at Swindon and was only able to secure an aisle seat at a table in First Class. The two window seats were occupied by men busily …
BRANSON CALLS FOR FRANCHISING PAUSE
VIRGIN FOUNDER Sir Richard Branson has called for the Department...
Leading the cost reduction challenge
ROGER FORD profiles developments in Siemens Mobility’s Rail...
SNCF PREPARES FOR COMPETITION
… the services; these have had internal changes, with second class seats replacing the former first class and buffet areas to maximise capacity. Trains (2xTGV …
UK signalling success
ROB MORRIS reflects on the proud heritage of Siemens Mobility’s...
Rail Freight
… The 6X77 Dagenham to Mossend cartic working moved to Class 90 electric traction when the Gospel Oak to Barking … and air quality emissions. A significant proportion of the Class 66 fleet is now fitted with auto start-stop equipment, …
ANGERSTEIN MOVES TO THREE BRIDGES
Infrastructure News LONDON BRIDGE SCC’S DAYS ARE NUMBERED...
DISAGREEMENT OVER PENSIONS RISK
… Southeastern staff at Ashford International confirm two Class 375 sets are coupled before the units carry on towards …
NO DATE FOR SOUTH EASTERN AWARD
WEST COAST PARTNERSHIP STILL SET FOR JUNE Southeastern...