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HYDROGEN HEADLINES EVERSHOLT RAIL’S PLANS

… Plans to develop a hydrogen-powered Class 321 unit with Alstom form just one part of Eversholt … He highlighted projects such as the re-tractioning of Class 321 and Class 465 EMUs as offering efficiency improvements, along …

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CROSSRAIL CAN’T COMMIT TO AUTUMN OPENING

… leaseback arrangement for the Elizabeth Line fleet of 70 Class 345 trains. The plan emerged in January 2018 as a means …

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Angel’s HyDrive hybrid

… JOHN WHITEHOUSE Angel Trains’ HyDrive hybrid concept for a Class 165 DMU helps meet the requirements of the four ‘Cs’ … the first HyDrive unit into passenger service on a Class 165 in late 2019. HyDrive involves significant changes … and optimised maintenance procedures. While a Chiltern Class 165 will be the proving ground for the HyDrive concept, …

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DRIVER APPRENTICESHIP STANDARD LAUNCHED

People AIM IS TO DISCOURAGE POACHING Having a go:...

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Thomas takes over at Wessex

People Wessex Route MD: Andy Thomas. Courtesy Network...

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Towards the intelligent bogie

… monitoring systems installed on all 40 of the company’s Class 334 EMUs used in the central belt, noting the …

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Blood and Custard

Innocently waiting: rugby fans crowd the Edinburgh-bound platform...

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Rail Freight

… focus on the drivers that require support the most. GBRf’s Class 66 locomotives were due to be fitted with RDD …

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Blanchflower for EWR CEO

People THE EAST West Railway Company has appointed Simon...

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FLEX PROGRESS

… Railway on 5 November 2018. PHILIP SHERRATT Porterbrook’s Class 769 FLEX conversion project has been a complex … Porterbrook’s desire to find a home for its large fleet of Class 319 EMUs displaced from Thameslink services and the … level of energy storage. When evaluating options for its Class 319 fleet, Porterbrook considered a range of …

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Alan Williams

… Alan Williams Over the river: Guildford-bound Class 455 crosses the Mole at Leatherhead on 1 June 2017. Ken … of the more sprightly performance of the then-new Class 319 units – trains were rarely full. After a few years, … to Newcastle, and be in Birmingham without a change by 08.12, much quicker and more reliable than via Waterloo with …

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BEARFIELD TO JOIN ROCK RAIL

People Joining Rock Rail: George Bearfield. ROCK...

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JOSEPH TO LEAD UTG STUDY

People FORMER CAMPAIGN for Better Transport Chief Executive...

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STEVENTON BRIDGE HIGHLIGHTS APCO CHALLENGE

… on electric traction. This would cost time, given that Class 800s should be running at 125mph at this point. While … not a sensible or practical long-term solution. While the Class 800s are smart enough to do it for themselves, another … of traction change-over 58M 62ch Up Direction: ‘Train class speciic instruction’ for Class 80x trains bearing …

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Forum

… seats in vestibule doorways (‘Pan Up’, last month). On the Class 158s they were even put in the narrow end vestibules, … Anglia. Tony Miles Looking at Mr Walmsley’s photo of the Class 755 vestibule, if the tip-up seats on both sides of the … can’t quite get my head around the fact that a 10-car GA Class 720 train will squeeze in 1,140 seats compared to 950 …