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SWT MASTERS OF THE EVERYDAY RAILWAY
By ROGER FORD
… in three colours – Gold for the most reliable fleet in its class, Silver for the fleet which has shown the greatest … philosophy. In 2005 the inaugural Gold-Spanner-winning Class-159 DMU fleet recorded 17,130 miles per casualty. The … SWT produced the first of these pocket guides for the Class 455 electric multiple-unit (EMU) fleet at Wimbledon. Of …
THE VIEW FROM THE TOP
By TIM SHOVELLER
… to put that terminal to use for South Western services. A Class 444 train departs. SIEMENS ‘T he 21 years of Stagecoach … assets, ‘we still, for example have the same number of Class 455s’, says Tim. Apart from fitting in the … Siemens, for the design, building and maintenance of the Class 444 and Class 450 electric trains. ‘We went out on a …
21-YEAR TIME TEAM
… of these were in hardware and engineering – such as 30 new Class 458 trains, the first electric trains ordered following … AG group had won in 20 years, ultimately a total of 127 Class-450 Desiro trains was introduced, each of four cars. Alongside the Class 450s, another 45 five-car trains designed for …
RINGING THE CHANGES
SOUTH WEST TRAINS STAFF REFLECT ON 21 YEARS WITH STAGECOACH ...
RIA HIRES RICHARD JONES
THE RAILWAY Industry Association has appointed Richard Jones...
TRAINS OF THE FUTURE
By NICK HUGHES
… succeed not long afterwards when a contract was let for Class 395 EMUs for High Speed 1. Several orders have been won … stock delivered and on order is impressive: ■ Southeastern Class 395, 174 cars; ■ Great Western main line Inter-city … record that showcases the company’s capabilities. The Class 395 project, with which the company began in this …
MOBILISING CROSSRAIL
By IAN BRIGHTMORE
… the station operator. Services were provided by refreshed Class 315s. Facilities at Ilford depot are shared with Bombardier (as builder and maintainer of the new Class 345s) and Greater Anglia. STAGE 1 Stage 1 began in June 2017, when the first Class 345 entered passenger service. Eleven trains will be …
INVESTING IN COMMUNITIES
… been planted across the network. Movember moustache on Class 458 train Some of the Friends of Templecombe station on … important causes to heart. In 2013 and 2014, a fleet of 30 Class-458 trains received a makeover during November. …
BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS
By Ian Walmsley
… you almost certainly haven’t. Portal problems: a pair of Class 800s depart Didcot Parkway for Reading under electric … I don’t have space for. First production Pacer: Metrotrain Class 141 at Huddersfield on 7 May 1987. Antony Guppy GEARBOX … feeding the larger ones. Hump shunting: a pair of Class 08 shunters propel a rake of loaded scrap wagons from …
MAIL RAIL RIDES AGAIN
Visitors can now see the tunnels of the old Post Office Railway...
Making the trains RUN ON TIME
By MARK HOPWOOD, TONY MILES
… Centre, 15 July 2017. Tony Miles Rolling stock cascade: a Class 166 displaced from the Thames Valley now at work in the … effectively. Improving train reliability: this brace of Class 465s were on display at the Slade Green depot open day … in performance with more reliable diesel trains. The Class 165/166 Turbos going west have a significantly better …
First/MTR takes over South Western
… needed, through a combination of the reintroduction of the Class 442s (on the Portsmouth line), the redeployment of … the first intervention – recognising that we’ve got the Class 707s alreadyordered and we’re committed to taking those … along – the next intervention is the reintroduction of the Class 442s. This will be 90 vehicles as 18x5-car sets; the …
Scots HLOS focuses on the essentials
By ROGER FORD
Not so much a Specification as laying down the law ...
TBM STARTS ‘377’ REFURB
… rails and handles for Govia Thameslink Railway’s fleet of Class 377 EMUs. The project will see nearly 700 carriages … silicone and neoprene gaskets during the refurbishment. Class 377 interior: TBM has a contract to refurbish …
FUNDING FOR FIVE STATIONS
THE DEPARTMENT for Transport has pledged £16 million towards...