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First Class 70 over Coalville branch
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THE freight-only Coalville line in Leicestershire has seen the passage of its first Class 70. No. 70802 became the first of the class over the line on April 1 when it was used on a Westbury to Stud Farm working to collect ballast. Colas is understood to have just taken over this working for Network Rail…
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Class 390 ‘Pendolino’ No. 390039 named to mark Coventry as City of Culture 2021
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The name was chosen following a competition on BBC Radio Coventry & Warwickshire.
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First Class 313 is sent for scrap as ‘717’ use increases
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GOVIA Thameslink sent its first Great Northern route Class 313 for scrap on April 8. Angel Trains-owned set No. 313026 was dispatched to Sims Metals Newport behind DRS Class 57 No. 57312 on long-term hire to Rail Operations Group. The following day, set No. 313050 was sent to C F Booth for disposal, with a third set…
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BLS charity tour to explore Yorkshire freight lines with Colas and WCRC ’37s’
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No fewer than four rarely visited freight installations in Yorkshire will be explored by the Branch Line Society on July 20.
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Italian Caimano to lose passenger work
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ITALIAN Railways (Trenitalia) has been slowly withdrawing its Class 656 Bo-Bo-Bo locos for several years. The 4,200kW 3kV DC locos were officially nicknamed ‘Caimano’ (after caiman or alligators), and 461 were built between 1975 and 1989. Around half were later converted to freight-only Class 655. These are also now being replaced by more modern locos.…
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Flex: The go-anywhere train
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When you’ve invested millions of pounds in updating trains to bring them up to modern standards, what do you do when those trains become surplus to requirements soon afterwards?
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Strangers in town
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A prominent feature of the privatised railway is the rich variety of liveries and colours applied by individual train operators, often at great expense, to its rolling stock.
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VIDEO: Launch of Class 800 Azuma at London King’s Cross
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Azuma arrives in London for first passenger service, 11:03am from London King’s Cross to Leeds.
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Future proofing the National Collection
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How does the National Railway Museum view its diesel and electric vehicles? Paul Bickerdyke finds out.
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Steam, diesel and electric on show at Long Rock open day
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An open day at Long Rock depot, Penzance, was attended by several thousand visitors, who witnessed a wide array of motive power celebrating Cornwall’s railways. Proceeds from the event – held on April 13 and organised by GWR – will be donated to the RNLI Penlee lifeboat station, in nearby Newlyn. The lifeboat theme was…
