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Williams-Shapps Plan - who will run the railway?
By Roger Ford
… as it nears journey’s end at New Brighton with the 08.53 circular service via the centre of Liverpool on 30 May …
SOLVING THE ELECTRIFICATION CONUNDRUM
… their hybrid battery/OLE technology. On 26 May 2021, GWR Class 802 No 802112 crosses the imposing Moorswater viaduct … conduct a trial of the system on a Great Western Railway Class 802 bi-mode train is underway (no start date or …
Converted ‘321’ to carry light freight
… Eversholt Rail has unveiled a Class 321 EMU converted to transport parcels and light … of loading and unloading freight from the unit. The Class 321 was chosen for conversion because it is a well … hydrogen conversion in partnership with Alstom to become Class 600 HMUs. Loco-haulage away from overhead wires could …
Putting EDI into practice
COMPANIES ACROSS THE INDUSTRY HAVE BEEN TAKING ACTION ON EDI...
Bristol set for rail regeneration
… junction from Temple Meads on 27 January 2021, with a GWR Class 166 approaching the new gantry installed last … upgraded to provide a temporary stabling facility for Class 170s and Voyagers to use instead. There is a limited …
Alan Williams gives his view on the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail
… Railway Museum rather than one of the new DfT inspired Class 800s. Perhaps he prefers record breakers to bogie …
Out with the old
There’s a new reliability measure in this month’s New Train TIN-watch
Staycation Express returns
By Tony Miles
… HST has operated this year’s services, featuring all First Class accommodation using vehicles previously refurbished by …
ScotRail consults on post-Covid timetable - full report
… to Barrhead from 2023 once this route is wired, with Class 334s or 380s the likely traction. Paired with the …
Rolling stock cracks crisis: update
… fixes as new cracks emerge ■ Complex structural issues ■ Class 68 locos withdrawn With more details of the jacking … of the bodyshell. Figure 2 is a simplified diagram of the Class 800 bolster which also includes the yaw damper bracket. … 17 metres between bogie centres. At the non-cab end of a Class 800 Driving Pantograph Transformer (DPT) vehicle, the …
Eastern promise as operators rewarded
… No 745002 is working the 15.00 ex-Norwich. At right is a Class 321 terminating on a service from Liverpool Street. GA … & South East and Regional, with Gold Whistles for best in class and Silver for the most improved operator. Last year, …
Can we afford to demonise the diesel?
By ROGER FORD
… priority target for a trial of the Alstom/ Eversholt Rail Class 600 Breeze (Class 321 conversion to hydrogen fuel cell traction) is the … proposed pilot scheme would start with 10 three-car Breeze Class 600 units replacing two-car Class 156 and 158 DMUs …
Passengers kept informed in Hitachi cracks crisis – ORR
… by operators affected by cracks discovered in Hitachi Class 800 series trains in May. After the discovery of cracks … the scope of the review due to similar problems with its Class 385 EMUs, because the disruption caused was minimal (19 …
RAILTALK: RAIL REFORM: FOR BETTER OR WORSE?
In a guest editorial, GRAHAM CROSS, Managing Director...
GREAT WESTERN PREPARES FOR THE REBOUND
… limits the flexibility of the railway, pointing to how Class 387 EMUs helped plug the gap in services in the Class 800 cracks crisis by running from Didcot to Swindon and … DOWNS The GWR MD reports progress with the long-delayed Class 769 project. The operator is taking delivery of …