By Tony Miles THE first of 19 five-car Hitachi Class 802 bi-mode trains entered passenger service with TransPennine Express on September 28. They had received
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Class 195 roll-out continues – but ‘Pacers’ will run into 2020
DELIVERIES of new DMUs and EMUs to Northern by CAF are running late, although the company introduced a further nine Class 195s over the Calder
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‘Azuma’ trains improve direct Lincoln services
LNER launched its new Lincoln to King’s Cross ‘Azuma’ service on October 21, increasing the single daily service to five per day. A sixth service
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Class 313 charity farewell to Moorgate raises £10,000
THE final two operational Govia Class 313s – Nos. 313064 and 313134 – worked a charity farewell special on October 23 from King’s Cross to
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Former UK electrics have mixed fortunes in Bulgaria
BULGARIA remains the main user of ex-BR built electric locomotives, but the competitive nature of freight operations has led to mixed fortunes for the Class
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‘Plain Jane’ look for ‘Pendolino’
THE end of Virgin Train West Coast franchise is just two months away, and an on-going repaint programme has led to the release of the
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Hull Trains reveals new fleet name
THE five Class 802 bi-mode trains that will begin work with Hull Trains (HT) are to be called the ‘Paragon’ fleet. HT says it has
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Factory commissioning of Merseyrail Class 777 begins
STATIC factory-based testing of the first of 52 Stadler Class 777 four-car EMUs for Merseyrail has started in Switzerland. When engineers are satisfied, the set
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Anglia ‘FLIRTs’ get formal launch
By Ben Jones GREATER Anglia’s (GA) rural services are beginning to see a radical transformation as new Class 755 bi-mode ‘FLIRT’ units enter service. There
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Big Pacifics dominate RTC autumn/winter tours
THE Railway Touring Company’s regular summer operations are over for another year, but there is a tempting selection of railtours for the autumn and winter
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