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MML wires may soon reach Wigston
… for 100mph operation, whereas East Midlands Railway’s Class 810 bi-modes will be capable of 125mph and would …
A new measure for fleet reliability
The move from MTIN to Mp701D explained
Rail is green - but do passengers care?
Transport Focus has investigated attitudes towards sustainable transport. Chief Executive ANTHONY SMITH questions whether simply being ‘green’ will be enough to persuade people out of their cars
Hybrid ‘165’ progress
… The conversion of a Chiltern Railways Class 165 DMU to a low-emission electric hybrid drive has …
Trackwatch - January 2022
By Martyn Brailsford
… extended to 260m (284yds) to enable 10-car Greater Anglia Class 720 services to call. Carriage Sidings 16 & 17 have … (0M 49ch) has been extended to accommodate Vivarail Class 230 units. The new operational length is 63m (69 yds). …
Process delays £4m fleet sanding pilot
By ROGER FORD
… showed, was that fitting two variable-rate sanders to a Class 387 provided constant braking at 6%g regardless of the … configurations. With two standard fixed rate sanders, the Class 387 used for the trials took around 650 metres to stop … choice for in-service trials of the West Midlands Trains Class 323 units running on the Birmingham Cross City line. …
Gosforth gets ready for new Metro fleet
The first phase of the rebuild of the Tyne and Wear Metro depot has been completed
Alstom gets to grips with Aventra challenges
Manufacturer updates on progress following the Bombardier acquisition
Threat of ‘managed decline’ without TfL funding
Fleet replacements would be postponed and enhancements abandoned
First refrigerated goods service for Tesco
By Philip Sherratt/Julian Worth/Iain Scotchman
… seven days a week, and was launched in December. DRS’s Class 88 bi-mode locomotives are used on the 415-mile run. … 23 November was hauled by No 66432, but the following day Class 88 locos took over. The bi-modes run on electric power …
Spanners celebrate most reliable fleets
… Three categories of trophy are awarded: Gold for best in class, Silver for most improved over the last year, and … . Ex-BR DMU Gold: South Western Railway Class 159/0 (Salisbury Depot; BREL/Cummins/Voith; Porterbrook) Silver: Northern Class 156 (Newton Heath & Heaton Depots; …
North of England rails against disintegrated plan
By ALAN WILLIAMS
Integrated Rail Plan lets down the North of England, says our columnist
Busy Christmas for Network Rail
… Bilbrook and Oakengates stations to allow four-car Class 196s to serve them without resorting to Selective Door …
A REVOLUTION FOR THE PICCADILLY LINE
By Andy Roden
A new generation of trains for the Piccadilly Line is now under construction. Siemens Director of Major Programmes DAVE HOOPER and TfL Programme Delivery Engineer SIMON FORD talk to ANDY RODEN about the challenges in designing and introducing them
From little ‘Okes’ could mighty routes bloom?
By Andy Roden
… Destination Okehampton: on 22 October 2021, GWR Class 150 No 150239 stands at Okehampton station after …