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  • Porterbrook wins hydrogen race as converted ‘319’ makes public debut

    Porterbrook wins hydrogen race as converted ‘319’ makes public debut

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    Word: Ben Jones THE UK’s first hydrogen-powered main line train moved under its own power for the first time at the ‘Rail Live’ event in June.  Porterbrook ‘HydroFLEX’ demonstrator No. 799001, extensively modified from dual-voltage EMU No. 319001, has been fitted with a hydrogen power pack, allowing it to run as normal on electrified routes, or independently…

  • District Line 150

    District Line 150

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    Christopher Westcott looks back over the complicated history of London Underground’s District Line, which is celebrating 150 years of operation.

  • 1960s Railtours with a difference

    1960s Railtours with a difference

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    Keith Farr takes a nostalgic look at some notable steam rail tours from the 1960s

  • Fleet Focus: Britain’s new trains

    Fleet Focus: Britain’s new trains

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    Exciting times are ahead as the first trains of two new fleets entered service during April and May.

  • ‘Azumas’ in service – LNER outlines service changes

    ‘Azumas’ in service – LNER outlines service changes

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    MAY 15 was an historic day for state-backed train operator LNER, which introduced the new Hitachi Class 800 ‘Azuma’ on its first revenue-earning service from London King’s Cross to Leeds and Hull. The previous day, LNER invited the railway press and other stakeholders on a trip to Peterborough to sample the train (see also feature…

  • First Heathrow Express Class 387 emerges

    First Heathrow Express Class 387 emerges

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    TWO of 12 GWR Class 387 110mph EMUs to be branded in a new Heathrow Express livery were released from Ilford Works on May 22.  Set Nos. 387130 and 387140 were hauled to Reading by ROG Class 57 No. 57305 Northern Princess. Currently, the sets have not been refitted internally, but this will happen over the next…

  • Great news for commuters after ‘Goblin’ Class 710s launch

    Great news for commuters after ‘Goblin’ Class 710s launch

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    The Gospel Oak to Barking line got the first of its new trains in May 23 when two Class 710 four-car EMUs were launched into service late morning.

  • ‘Unrealistic’ Crossrail bosses to blame for delays

    ‘Unrealistic’ Crossrail bosses to blame for delays

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    Design changes and delays, requiring contractors to be on sites longer than expected, added around £2.5billion to costs between 2013 and 2018.

  • Wrong IET set at Castle Cary for Glastonbury event founder naming

    Wrong IET set at Castle Cary for Glastonbury event founder naming

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    Words: Peter Nicholson Castle Cary station, Somerset, on the GWR’s West of England Main Line, has new station signs reading ‘Castle Cary Station of the Glastonbury Festival‘.  The signs were officially dedicated on the morning of April 9 by 83-year old Michael Eavis, the festival’s founder, who was included in a list of 100 Great…

  • Remembering the ‘Clay Tigers’

    Remembering the ‘Clay Tigers’

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    With the release of the Kernow model, David Ratcliffe profiles a career that spanned two decades.

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