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ORR ‘s wrong signal
By ROGER FORD
… travails: No 323239 leaves Cheadle Hulme with the 08.49 Alderley Edge to Manchester Piccadilly service on 8 … and Hitachi have installed it in new trains. The first-in-class retro-fitment to legacy trains and locomotives is …
Four operators receive further PRM dispensations
… Greater Anglia has been awarded dispensations covering its Class 317 and 321 EMUs; these are being replaced by Bombardier-built Class 720 Aventra EMUs, which began entering service in late … has received a dispensation to continue operating 18 Class 153s, 10 owned by Angel Trains and eight by …
‘387s’ TAKE OVER ON HEATHROW EXPRESS
… Moving Wheels CLASS 387s took over operation of Heathrow Express services on 29 December, replacing Class 332s. The ‘332s’ have operated the airport service … is being donated as a learning centre. A sub-fleet of 12 Class 387s has been overhauled and fitted with European Train …
Forum
… was Chester. The most restricting issue was the supply of Class 221s, for which there were a fixed number of diagrammed … and Custard’ (last month) concerning a Coronation first class twin on the ‘Hook Continental’. This is not from the …
Voyager upgrade completed
… Moving Wheels ALL 20 Avanti West Coast Class 221 Voyagers have been upgraded following completion of … interior refresh included the provision of new standard class seat covers and carpets, a revamped toilet area, LED … and ceiling panels in vestibules, toilets and standard class saloons. The programme was completed in less than six …
Priorities for 2021
Rail Freight Group By the time this issue hits the...
Farringdon virtual tour
… operator MTR will be able to run full-length, nine-car Class 345s between Shenfield and the Liverpool Street …
Rail in Wales and the West - Session 3
Rolling stock developments in Wales – Andrew Gainsbury, Rolling Stock Manager, Transport for Wales. Operational skillsets – Rachel Heath, Council Chair for the Midlands, Institution of Railway Operators. Public services on heritage railways - Is there a role for heritage railways in meeting the transport needs of Wales and the West of England? - Chris Austin, Secretary, All Party Parliamentary Group on Heritage Rail
FIRST LENGTHENED XC ‘170’
… CROSSCOUNTRY INTRODUCED the first of six lengthened Class 170 DMUs on Saturday 2 January. Three-car unit No … using centre cars redundant from West Midlands Trains Class 170s, which are to be replaced by CAF-built Class 196 DMUs later this year. The ‘170s’ are transferring …
Railhead contamination caused crossing incident
… involved was identified, in all but one instance it was a Class 755. RAIB suggests this inconsistent contact arose … stock on the Norwich to Sheringham line being the new Class 755s, which were all in similar condition. Where trains … of automatic sanders on Greater Anglia’s Stadler fleets (Class 745 and 755) has also been removed. RAIB recommended NR …
Shedding the Grid
By Ian Walmsley
… Pan Up Class 56 plays the organ donor card – here comes the American English Class 69 It is a huge credit to the rail freight business … to see what could be done to improve it, but with the Class 59 delivering much-needed reliability and the …
Network extension ambitions for North East
News Front INVESTMENT IN the East Coast main line and...
DLR TO THAMESMEAD STUDIED
News Front £1 MILLION has been allocated towards further...
In the bleak midwinter
Welcome As I started back at work in January, it felt...
25 YEARS OF PRIVATISED RAIL FREIGHT
… the businesses. Closest to the camera is Loadhaul-liveried Class 56 No 56102, with Mainline-liveried Class 58 No 58050 Toton Traction Depot and Transrail’s No … MacGregor embarked on a sales mission to the USA, but the Class 1 railroads pointed out that the real competitor was …