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Whaley Bridge: Rail line reopens as residents return home
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The Hope Valley rail line to Manchester has reopened today, several days after it closed amid fears a dam in Whaley Bridge could collapse.
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Bid to run Southeastern rail route scrapped
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The bid to run Southeastern rail route has been scrapped, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
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Eurostar launches ‘Press For Champagne’ button
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Eurostar is trialling a “press for champagne” button to mark 100 days until its 25th anniversary.
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Northern choose Doncaster and Preston for ‘195’ and ‘331’ launches
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NORTHERN Rail’s Class 195 DMU and Class 331 EMU were due to be launched on June 26 and June 28, at Preston and Doncaster, respectively. CAF is building 58 Class 195 (25 two- and 33 three-car) and 43 Class 331s (31 three- and 12 four-car) units for Northern. Their introduction, on a rolling basis, will…
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GBRf has 91 Class 66s after Swedish purchase
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Former Cargonet Class 66 No. T66.403 – already with its GBRf number of 66790 – is hauled from Immingham to Longport EMD past North Stafford Junction on June 3 by No. 66741 Swanage Railway. At Longport the loco will get the necessary modifications and safety equipment to work on Network Rail lines. GB has bought two other…
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Disruption after Strawberry Hill depot derailment
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South Western Railway Class 456 No. 456021 was derailed entering the sidings at Strawberry Hill depot on the evening of May 29-30. It blocked access, leading to several services on May 30 being cancelled or delayed. Recovery teams worked to re-rail the set. The other sets attached to the ‘456’ are Nos. 455917 and 455741. JAMIE SQUIBBS…
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Stadler 755/4 approved for use by ORR
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THE Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has approved the use by Greater Anglia (GA) of the Stadler ‘Flirt’ Class 755 four-car bi-mode multiple units. These are the first Swiss trains to be built for the privatised railway, with testing only starting in January. GA has ordered 24 four-car sets (and also 14 three-car, which…
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Class 91s facing sidelines as Mk4 stock goes for store
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THE first Class 91 locos are expected to be withdrawn by LNER from July. They are becoming surplus to requirements as diagrams for the Hitachi ‘Azuma’ sets increase every week, and with LNER now announcing a start of services from Edinburgh on August 1. LNER has already ceased use of DB Class 90s and the…
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BLS tour brings Class 31 back to the main line
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JUNE 9 saw a Class 31 return to main line action after a gap of several months. Nemesis Rail’s No. 31128 Charybdis, currently the only Brush Type 2 authorised for use on Network Rail metals, powered the Branch Line Society’s ‘Sunday Yicker’ tour in top-and-tail formation with West Coast Railways’ No. 37668 and just four WCRC Mk1…
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Manchester’s mayor pushes for local control
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Tram-train routes proposed as Burnham calls for London-style control over local railways.
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