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’156’ WSP FITMENT BY AUTUMN

… slide protection equipment to all nine of Greater Anglia’s Class 156 DMUs is due to be completed in time for the leaf … Loram UK (which carried out installation of the first-in-class unit). Meanwhile, unit No 170204, which was damaged in … a loco-hauled set from Direct Rail Services comprising two Class 68s and three Mk 2 carriages to cover for the missing …

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LSE SLOWDOWN HITS PASSENGER GROWTH

ADVANCE LONG-DISTANCE TICKETS PROP UP FIGURES Inter-city...

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EAST COAST CUSTOMER SERVICE

… 24,000 seats, including introducing leather seats in first class. This work has created significant improvements in … is an important element of our offer, especially in first class, so we have teamed up with Yorkshire-based TV chef … a cut above microwaved pre-prepared items. Our first class lounges have been upgraded at eight stations along our …

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KENT ON THE CUSP OF CHANGE

… an extension could open in the late 2020s. Kent Javelin: Class 395 at Lenham Heath on 15 April 2017. Chris Wilson Ripe … of the list: KCC is concerned that the 29x6-car fleet of Class 395s on HS1 is no longer adequate for the job, with … trains at Ashford to serve multiple destinations. The Class 395 peak service on the Maidstone West line would be …

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CHRIS HENDRICKS JOINS FENIX SIGNALLING

People CHRIS HENDRICKS has joined Fenix Signalling as a Senior...

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CAMBRIDGE NORTH OPEN FOR BUSINESS

… Simultaneous to the station’s opening, GTR has introduced Class 387 EMUs on its Great Northern services to Kings Lynn. … King’s Lynn by the end of 2018. New train at new station: Class 387 No 387124 draws into Cambridge North with the 09.14 …

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RMT ACCEPTS GWR’S IEP OPERATION PLANS

… Done deal: Class 800s Nos 800004 and 800003 on a test run from Stoke … services and will continue. It will apply to the Hitachi Class 800 and 802 IEP sets being introduced on the Paddington … and Paddington/ Reading to Bedwyn routes, plus the new Class 387 EMUs. On the high-speed and West of England service …

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TPE REFLECTS ON FIRST YEAR

… train fleets are already in manufacture at CAF (12x5-car Class 397 EMUs and 13x5-car rakes of Mk 5A carriages) and production of the 19-strong Hitachi fleet of Class 802 bi-modes is expected to start shortly. TPE’s first new trains, the Mk 5A sets, which will be hauled by Class 68 locos, are due to enter service between Liverpool …

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FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES

… power was Chiltern’s last two ‘bubble cars’ – the brace of Class 121s the company has kept till now for the shuttle on … and his team at Aylesbury depot has squeezed a two-car Class 165 out of maintenance and onto the Risborough branch …

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’707’ INTRODUCTION STALLS

… sources reported test running with South West Trains’ new Class 707 EMUs had stopped. SWT originally planned to …

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MANCHESTER ATTACK CLOSES VICTORIA FOR A WEEK

Grande tribute: Manchester Victoria on 5 June 2017. Tony Miles...

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CORNWALL RESIGNALLING PRESSES ON

Shorter block sections: Atkins’ new contract will permit a...

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PROCUREMENT BEGINS FOR NEW DLR FLEET

Set for replacement: DLR B90 stock light rail vehicle No 25 waits...

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DBC streamlines route learning

DB CARGO (DBC) has filmed rail routes across the country using...

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Siemens takes over HaCon

SIEMENS HAS acquired Hannover-based software company HaCon. ...