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SCOTRAIL UNVEILS ‘385’
By Ann Glen
… SCOTRAIL DISPLAYED one of its new Hitachi Class 385 EMUs at Shields Road depot in Glasgow on Sunday 11 … also maintain the fleet under a 10-year deal. ScotRail’s Class 385s are built of aluminium, and are thus lighter than … at stations will be improved. The ‘cleaner and greener’ Class 385s give another environmental advantage – reducing …
EXTRA PLATFORMS AT PICCADILLY ABANDONED?
… business plan for the new franchise is based on Hitachi Class 802 bi-mode trains running for a certain percentage of …
ABERTHAW RESUMES CEMENT CEMENT DISPATCH
… line (Bridgend to Barry). Trains hauled by Colas Rail Class 70 locomotives carry cement from the plant to Tarmac …
NEW TRAINS THREATEN PERFORMANCE
… this issue comparing the early reliability of the Siemens Class 444 and the current Class 700 makes salutary reading. And Siemens has had a generous period to put the Class 700 through the acceptance process, followed by …
WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE NETHERLANDS?
A RAIL DELIVERY GROUP TECHNICAL STUDY VISIT LOOKED FOR EXAMPLES...
RESTORATION REWARDED
By ROBIN LELEUX
Great Western Railway craft skills award: London Underground...
‘334’ OVERHAUL PROGRESS
… with Dellner auto-couplers. At the time just two other Class 334s remained to be fitted, with work on the last two … Ian Lothian Moving Wheels AN OVERHAUL of ScotRail’s Class 334 EMUs is underway at Alstom’s Polmadie depot and … couple and decouple and will allow the ‘334s’ to couple to Class 380 EMUs in emergencies. An ethernet backbone is being …
PIS PECULIARITIES
Are the CIS programmers anticipating late delivery of the Thameslink...
LONDON AREA WORKS MOVE ON
… make it easier to use, facilitating the ramping up of the Class 387 electric shuttle into Paddington to half-hourly … works at West Ealing were due to come into use in January; Class 387s will be cleaned and serviced here. For … progress on the main line be maintained, as Class 800s due to arrive in the summer of 2017 will need …
POSSIBILITIES WITH REFURBISHMENT
… with one example here being the overhaul of Southeastern Class 375 EMUs, a modest and simple refresh which also … Creactive led was the refresh of Chiltern Railways’ Class 168 DMUs to bring them in line with the ‘silver train’ … time. One example is the development of a concept for the Class 150 DMU with improved vestibules to allow better …
HOPWOOD NTF CHAIR
THE RAIL Delivery Group has invited Great Western Railway managing...
ORR EMPHASISES ROUTE-BASED REGULATION
THE OFFICE of Rail and Road has confirmed it is to change how...
NEW VARIOBAHNS IN SERVICE IN CROYDON
Salutary moment: on 3 December 2016, new Variobahn tram No 2565...
WIRELESS WHEEL CONDITION MONITORING
Perpetuum is continuing to deliver improvements in wheel performance...
TfL SEEKS FINANCIAL SURPLUS
… plan. For London Overground, delivery of new Bombardier Class 710 EMUs, electrification of the Gospel Oak to Barking …