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New Stock Focus: CAF – Class 195 DMUs and 331 EMUs
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Passengers using Northern services have endured a torrid time, travelling in trains which are overcrowded and past their ‘best by’ date. On July 1, the first of a fleet of 101 Class 195 and 331 trains was introduced, which is expected to start and alleviate some of the problems. Chris Milner samples both trains. FOR…
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FirstGroup replaces Virgin to run West Coast route
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FirstGroup, along with Italian firm Trenitalia, will operate train services on the West Coast Main Line from December.
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VIDEO: Unboxing Hornby’s Harry Potter modelling collection
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Harry Potter continues to captivate one generation after another and now Hornby has created its own little piece of magic for fans.
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Seven for a secret never to be told…
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As celebrity ‘Warships’ go, No. D829 Magpie enjoyed royal status and the TV spotlight through the children’s series of the same name.
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Government to launch investigation into major power cut
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The Government plans to launch an investigation into the major power cut that affected almost one million people in England and Wales.
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Sensors on trains could mark the end of ticket barriers
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Railway station ticket barriers could be replaced by sensors on trains which detect when passengers board trains, a manufacturer has claimed.
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Delay to ‘Highlander’ Mk.5s
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FOLLOWING a series of high-profile delays, failures and cancellations due to issues with its CAF-built Mk.5 stock, Caledonian Sleeper has put back the introduction of the new trains on its ‘Highlander’ route until at least September. This gives a stay of execution to the Mk.2-based train from Euston to Inverness, Aberdeen and Fort William. A…
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Irish angle: End of an era as last DEMU vehicle scrapped
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THE final BREL-built (80)80 Class DEMU vehicle to be on NIR’s books, No. 8097, was removed by road from Belfast York Road on June 8, by metal recycling contractor Thomas Hamill & Sons and taken to its premises at Ahoghill, near Ballymena, for disposal. The vehicle was cut in two before its final journey. No.…
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‘Hydroflex’ unit heads for main line testing
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PORTERBROOK and the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research and Education have announced its hydrogen-powered ‘Hydroflex’ unit is to be tested on the main line following a successful proof-of-concept. The test unit is former dual-mode EMU No. 319001 (now renumbered No. 799001), fitted with a hydrogen powerpack so it can run on non-electrified lines…
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What’s in the Shops: SE&CR’s Wainwright ‘C’ from Graham Farish
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Graham Farish has released a brand new N-gauge model of Wainwright’s C Class 0-6-0 that was designed as a standard freight engine for the South Eastern and Chatham Railway. Following the merger between the South Eastern Railway and the London, Chatham and Dover Railway to form the South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SE&CR), the successor…
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