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FOR THE UK?
By Keith Fender
… trials are expected to start in 2018. The 140km/h Class 654 iLINT is based on the body shell and bogies of the existing Coradia LINT 54 model DMU (German Class 622). The train has roof-mounted hydrogen fuel cells …
BUILDING BETTER BATTERY TRAINS
By NICK HUGHES
… in the UK, perhaps by installing battery technology in our Class 395s to connect to Hastings via the non-electrified … service during 2017, but the diesel engines used by the Class 800s cut harmful emissions (PM10 and N20) by up to 90% … battery technology and will continue to build on the world class experience gained over many years so that, when the …
The ScotRail HST
… Spanners conference on progress. The HSTs will replace Class 158s and ‘170s’ on the inter-city routes, and ScotRail … revolution. Tartan interior: the look planned for first class on ScotRail’s HSTs. COURTESY SCOTRAIL Refurbishment: the planned interior of standard class on ScotRail’s HSTs. COURTESY SCOTRAIL Driver training …
Opportunities in new Rail Partnerships
Despite its title being ‘Connecting People’, the Department...
SPANNER WINNERS (CONTINUED)
… At the top of the table, Wimbledon depot and the Class 455 fl eet remain streets ahead of the rest, despite an … of the classic Voith hydraulic transmission on Salisbury’s Class 158, getting digital to talk to analogue is not that … GWR unit No 150246 passes Cockwood Harbour with the 13.08 Paignton to Exmouth service on 24 November 2017. …
WORK BEGINS AT WORCESTER PARKWAY
New interchange station: this 15 November 2017 view shows contractors...
WEST MIDLANDS TRAINS LAUNCHES
… Snow baby: the first West Midlands Rail liveried Class 172 at Birmingham Moor Street on 11 December 2017, the … to be displaced during the course of the franchise are the Class 150, 153 and 170 DMUs, and Class 319, 323 and 350/2 EMUs. Existing trains that will be …
WHY ARE THE STARS SO BRIGHT?
… product. Experienced engineers from projects like the Class 158, Networker and the Central Line ‘92 tube stock were … on 24 November 2017. John Whitehouse Busy Litchurch Lane: Class 387s for Gatwick Express take shape in the Bombardier … than any underlying market change. JOHN OLIVER London SW11 CLASS 800 STEPPING DISTANCES I write concerning your …
MORE CORADIA NORDIC FOR ÖSTGÖTATRAFIKEN
… north of Florence on 1 August 2017. The freight-only Class 655 variant was rebuilt with different gear ratios and … a lower maximum speed of 120km/h from the mixed traffic Class 656 original. Keith Fender … MORE CORADIA NORDIC FOR …
TRACTION & ROLLING STOCK SPECIAL
… East Midlands Trains Class 222 Meridian unit in Derby’s Etches Park depot. PHILIP …
ELECTROSTAR
By Ian Walmsley
… first new EMU since the Networkers and Regional Railways’ Class 323. Alstom’s Juniper was the principal competition, … Interleaved vents: ceiling detail on Great Western Class 387 Electric door mechanism: components are checked on a Gatwick Express Class 387. ELECTRIC DOORS Just about every EMU at the time …
NEW BI-MODE TRAINS FOR DART
… over a 10-year period as EMU only, to replace the 8100 Class fleet; however, they will be functionally identical to …
Inter-city East Coast re-booted
Early termination gets everyone off the hook, and not just Stagecoach...
ALL CHANGE PLEASE
By ROGER FORD
… the upgrade all be done and dusted by early 2019, with Class 800s humming up and down under the shiny new Overhead …
MML TIMETABLE OVERHAUL IN MAY
EMT DROPS PEAK BEDFORD AND LUTON CALLS EAST MIDLANDS Trains...