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A METRO FOR THE VALLEYS
… For the Treherbert, Aberdare and Merthyr (TAM) lines, 36 Class 398 Stadler Citylink tram-trains have been ordered, … power. Rhymney and Coryton services will be operated by 24 Class 756 tri-mode Flirt units, capable of overhead electric, … the tram-train fleet will begin, although it is likely the Class 398s will also visit Network Rail’s Rail Innovation and …
TIN-watch graduation criteria reset
By ROGER FORD
… from the table of truth? First TIN-watch graduate: the Class 707. The 30-strong Siemens EMU fleet is moving from … 50,000 MTIN as the basis for promotion from the reception class to big school. With two exceptions (take a bow Hitachi … years a fleet is still less reliable than, say, a typical Class 156 or 158 DMU, it is something we need to know about. …
Union Connectivity Review’s Anglo-Scots rail aspirations
By ROGER FORD
… preoccupation ever since I was introduced to a certain class of large locomotive with a two-tone green paint scheme … southbound at Crowden Hill, north of Morpeth with the 08.30 Edinburgh to King’s Cross service on 3 November 2020. … Perren. I should explain that the specification for the Class 91 locomotive and Mk 4 coach included provision for the …
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT HERE WE GO AGAIN
By ROGER FORD
… engineering. Next time you see a 60-year-old irreplaceable Class 37 at work, remember it is a derated version of an …
ALTERNATIVE TRACTION
By Roger Ford
… super charger which can recharge the 400kWh battery of a Class 230 in around 10 minutes, it is going to take a while …
Trackwatch
A digest of the main changes on Network Rail, London Underground...
A new model for Wales
… and others have criticised the interiors of the new Class 197 trains for prioritising short-distance commuting … the December 2022 timetable change, when many of the new Class 197s should be in service. They include new … planning begins. TfW Turbostar: No 170206 forms the 08.23 Cardiff Central to Lydney service at Cardiff East on 7 …
Forum
… identical) to the one I chose for the TransPennine Express Class 158 refurbishment in 1998! JOHN HEADON Formerly Product …
All clear for Colne Valley construction
High Speed 2 Work has begun to build what will be the...
LAST GYPSUM FROM DRAX
Short-lived: what is likely to be the last ever train of UK DSG...
Public to prefer cars post-Covid, says CBT
A Campaign for Better Transport survey suggests most people will choose to travel as they did before the Covid-19 pandemic, and that the number of adults working entirely from their place of work could fall from 65% to 53% - with a potential knock-on impact on commuter numbers.
THE WAITING GAME
… Junctions triangle sees an eight-car Class 377 formation take the curve between Littlehampton and … in the centre between Littlehampton and Ford Junctions a Class 313 EMU forms the 12.09 Littlehampton to Bognor Regis. … chord is a very rare working –a Southern three-car Class 313 ‘Thunderbird’working hauling a failed sister unit, …
EWR consults on route options
Five Bedford to Cambridge alignments and rationalisation of Marston...
PROMOTING ELECTRIFICATION
… Under the wires on the Western: the first outing of a GWR Class 769 unit under its own power took place on 29 March …
MEET THE EDITORIAL TEAM
Philip Sherratt EditorA lifelong railway enthusiast, Philip began...