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… travellers. It costs €79 per month for travel in second class, with up to six bookings able to be made at once but … services concerned using double-deck coaches and Traxx AC Class 146 locos; both locos and coaches are less than 15 … there. Services are operated using Bombardier Traxx MS Class 186 electric locos in top-and-tail mode, with fixed …
ISLAND LINE AT A CROSSROADS
… to operating at uneven 20/40-minute intervals. The current Class 483s, now resplendent in LU red, were introduced in 1989, replacing even older Class 485/486 units. At privatisation, the Island line became … at Brading, formerly home to a passing loop, with the 08.07 Ryde Pier Head to Shanklin service on 17 August 2016. … …
THE CHALLENGE OF NEW TRAINS
… operators. In the last two years, since it introduced Class 350 EMUs on its Scottish services and a new timetable, … This followed on from the introduction of a new fleet of Class 185 DMUs, which entered service in 2006; both fleets … often been difficult. He cited the example of the Alstom Class 175 DMUs which, while now operating successfully with …
CAPTAIN DELTIC’S TRACTION & ROLLING STOCK ROUND UP
By ROGER FORD
… accepted Sir Isaac Newton’s argument that a 500-tonne Class 800 bi-mode with the three engines each rated at 750hp … modifications to allow 125mph operation by the Class 800 plus 100mph EMUs with three pantographs raised. … DfT started talking seriously to Hitachi about running the Class 800s’ MTU Series 1600 R80L engines at their full …
MOBILISING CROSSRAIL DEVELOPING A WORKFORCE CULTURE
… this work. MTR has strong targets to achieve, with new Class 345 EMUs to introduce into service and stringent … of media. For example, when training drivers on the new Class 345s there is a three-stage process – raise awareness, … and more effective in the long run! Training challenge: Class 345 Aventra units for Crossrail are being readied for …
FIRST FREIGHT TRAIN FROM CHINA REACHES UK
… trains operated from Valencia by DB Cargo and utilised Class 92 locomotives. The train was split into two parts at … B-Logistics, which used two different Bombardier Traxx MS Class 186 locos. Offloading: a container is shifted off the …
RAIL MINISTER MAYNARD TO OPEN RAILTEX 2017
… passenger stock market. In addition, the firm is supplying Class 68 diesel and Class 88 bi-mode locomotives to Direct Rail Services …
STATION FINISHES APPLIED
By Dan Harvey
Crossrail Update The Crossrail programme is more than 80% complete...
DRIVER-ONLY OPERATION, INDEED
SHADES OF the Reverend Awdry on the Leeds triangle on 31 January,...
FIRST AND TRENITALIA IN FRANCHISE PARTNERSHIP
FIRSTGROUP AND Trenitalia are to bid together for the forthcoming...
CROSSRAIL 2 PLANNING UNDERWAY
By CHRIS CURTIS
… departs from Shepperton on 15 April 2011, formed of two Class 455/7 units with No 5750 on the rear. Brian Morrison …
GATEWAY INTERCHANGE
Train to tram connection: with the new ScotRail station in the...
NTFL PROCUREMENT ON TRACK
TRANSPORT FOR London is evaluating bids from three train manufacturers...
KEOLISAMEY FOR METROLINK CONCESSION
TRANSPORT FOR Greater Manchester has awarded the new Metrolink...
STOCK ON TRIAL
… visited Newcastle (pictured), thus becoming the first Class 800 to venture north of Darlington. The nine-car unit arrived as the 08.14 Doncaster IEP depot to Newcastle and made a return trip … to Doncaster. Paul E. Gash New stock for Waterloo: Siemens Class 707 units undertook testing on the Reading line in …