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CZECH REPUBLIC TO UK SERVICE
P&O FERRYMASTERS has launched a new train service carrying containers...
GETTING FREIGHT OFF THE CASTLEFIELD CORRIDOR
Rail in the North of England conference A NEW proposal...
Neville Hill collision report highlights interface issues
By Informed Sources Roger Ford
… But it is still pretty bright. For example, take the Class 800 bi-mode, where you need to make sure the pantograph … to the footplate after a spell off work and was working a Class 800 unaccompanied for the second time, kept the … Hitachi, plus a tablet app replicating the behaviour of a Class 800 TMS. LNER based the training courses for its …
New chief for BTP
People THE BRITISH Transport Police Authority (BTPA)...
FAREWELL TO ‘385s’
By Informed Sources Roger Ford
… This month TIN-watch bids farewell to the ScotRail Hitachi Class 385 fleet which in Period 8 broke through the 50,000 … against their high-performing peers. As with the SWR Class 707 fleet, its graduation is celebrated with a Silver … fleets have zero Technical Incidents. These are the c2c Class 387s and the West Midlands Trains Vivarail Class 230s. …
EMR INTRODUCES ‘180s’
… changes within East Midlands Railway’s fleet, with Class 180s introduced, usage of HSTs reduced and the latter shortened to 2+6 formations. The four Class 180s previously operated with Hull Trains and are an interim fleet for EMR prior to the introduction of its Class 810 Aurora bi-modes in 2023. The first working was on …
EVERSHOLT RAIL LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
… during the year, as well as completing deliveries of its Class 195, 331 and 397 fleets, all in service across the … England. Heavy maintenance contracts have been signed for Class 320s and Class 334s in Scotland, as well as for the InterCity 225 sets …
£1 BILLION CUT FROM ENHANCEMENTS BUDGET
Funding announced for East West Rail but details unclear ...
THE GOLDEN SPANNERS 2020 DEPOTS RISE TO THE COVID CHALLENGE
… behind the scenes. Ex-BR workhorses: a pair of GWR Class 150s run out of Carbis Bay with the 09.22 St Ives to St … schedules have been maintained, such as replacing Class 171 diesel engine rafts at Selhurst. Enhancements have … smarter at using the remote monitoring facilities of the Class 700 and 717 Desiro City fleets. An ‘incident dashboard’ …
SIEMENS TARGETS HYDROGEN TRAINS
… stated its ambition to fit batteries to the 37-strong Class 350/2 fleet of Desiro EMUs which are due to come off lease from West Midlands Trains when new Class 730 EMUs are introduced, and has dubbed the concept …
‘484’ STAR TS TESTING ON ISLE OF WIGHT
… Moving Wheels THE FIRST Class 484 EMU built by Vivarail for the Island line was … with the replacement stock began on 30 November. The Class 484s are replacing Class 483s on the island, the ‘483s’ being by some distance …
What role for the guiding mind?
… a home for DfT’s own ‘strategic reserve’ of redundant Class 365 EMUs currently racking up storage bills? We could …
TFW WITHDRAWS ‘142s’ BUT RETAINS ‘143S’
… on scheduled UK main line services, as it is retaining Class 143s into 2021. The operator withdrew its 15 Class 142s at the timetable change in December, but is to … regulations, will only be used coupled to a compliant Class 150 or Class 153, meaning every service will have an …
LEVENMOUTH REOPENING PROGRESS
Vegetation clearance underway: this is a view at Cameron Bridge...
ROYAL RAIL TOUR
Cambridges take to the rails: in early December the Duke and...