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HIGHLAND MAIN LINE WORKS COMPLETED
A £57 MILLION programme of upgrades on the Highland main line...
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CrossCountry SPEED-UP
… ‘speed run’ from Birmingham New Street to York using a Class 220 Voyager. The aim of the exercise was both to mark … No 220009 passes Stenson, south of Derby, with the 1Z21 08.54 Birmingham New Street to York test working on 31 March 2019. Steve Donald Dried out: a CrossCountry Class 220 en-route from Newcastle to Southampton Central …
Iwnicki to address Modern Railways RVE conference
LEADING INDUSTRY figures are set to address the conference at...
CROSSOVER BOX CLEARANCE
High Speed 2 High Speed 2 Ltd has completed its biggest demolition...
Europe View
… long-term prospects. Secondhand train for sale: an ex-DB Class 628 DMU, now Czech Class 845 DMU No 845 104, in the Czech Republic at Praha … transport authorities in the Prague area using the Class 845 trains. Keith Fender BELGIUM SWISS OPERATOR BLS …
Alan Williams
… are electric, but I was just in time for the 10.49 Class 158 diesel to Carlisle, which has fewer intermediate … My two previous trips had been on the four-car Siemens/CAF Class 333 units, very similar to the Class 332s on Heathrow Express and still impressive despite …
Breakthrough at Bank
Infrastructure News Breakthrough: a worker at Bank...
MORE ELECTRIFICATION MILESTONES
By Tony Miles/Philip Sherratt
… 17.47, before returning at 17.52. A similar test using a Class 350 EMU was due to take place on 14 April, ensuring … line in the Scottish central belt. The first ScotRail Class 385 EMU traversed the line on test the same night; the … redeveloped Breich and Livingston South stations. Class 385s are due to be introduced to passenger services on …
ABELLIO WINS EAST MIDLANDS DEAL
BI-MODES FROM 2022 AND HST REPLACEMENT TO START NEXT YEAR ...
PROGRESS TO REPOWER GBRf ‘56s’
… traction: GBRf has sponsored the repaint of these two Class 50 locos, which have made occasional forays on freight … and contract with Progress Rail for the repowering of 16 Class 56 locomotives the operator purchased from UK Rail … in June 2018. The repowered locos will be designated as Class 69s, with prototype No 69001 due for delivery in May …
TIME FOR ACTION ON HEATHROW SOUTHERN LINK
… HSR envisages these services would be formed of SWR’s new Class 701 Bombardier Aventra EMUs. The ‘701s’ are being built … on rolling stock for the airport shuttle – converted Class 387s are due to be introduced onto the service later … but Mr Cross notes c2c’s small fleet of six Porterbrook Class 387s is due to go off-lease when that operator takes …
MORE CLASSIC HSTs FOR SCOTRAIL
… which ScotRail chiefly attributes to late delivery of Class 385s from Hitachi and refurbished HSTs by Angel Trains … also been made to the HSTs, along with actions to improve Class 158 and 170 reliability. ScotRail was due to withdraw … HSTs are in service to deliver the planned cascade of Class 170s to Fife routes. The contract will be extended …
COAL FROM CUMBRIA BY RAIL
… as its preferred rail freight partner and intends to use Class 70 locos and HHA coal wagons for the trains, saying the …
PENSIONS DEBACLE SINKS STAGECOACH
… Another possibility being touted is the introduction of Class 68s with Mk 4s, but whether such a combination would … year: suggestions were that it will be two-decades old Class 360s from Anglia. Swapping a 125mph Meridian for a … are limited: Bedford Cauldwell depot is full up, servicing Class 700s on the Thameslink route. Places like Hornsey and …