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Ten handy gadgets for rail travellers
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Trains are not always convenient, especially across long distances. Here’s a selection of handy gadgets to make those train journeys more manageable.
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Hitachi plan to axe 250 jobs at Newton Aycliffe rail plant
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The Newton Aycliffe site opened in 2015 and has a workforce of 900 and will this year finish a £5.7 billion order for Inter City Express trains.
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Darjeeling Tours for 2021 now available!
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The good news from Darjeeling Tours is that their 2020 Indian rail tours are already fully booked. Don’t panic though, more tours for early 2021 are on they way.
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Caledonian Sleeper train has a number of major shortcomings
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I HAD to travel to Glasgow at short notice and decided to try out the new Caledonian Sleeper stock. As there were no cabins available, I had to travel on one of the new ‘reclining’ seats. My first impression was how fabulous the train looked, and inside the seating car layout was every bit First…
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From the archive: Restoring an armoured Simplex
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Greensand Railway Museum Trust is restoring a 40hp Armoured Simplex LR2182.
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South Western Railway may be nationalised after firm loses £137m
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Train operator South Western Railway (SWR) has acknowledged it could lose its franchise contract after recording a loss of £137 million.
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Stadler sets spread their wings in the east
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GREATER Anglia introduced Class 755 units on Ipswich to Felixstowe services from November 19. The move is part of the expansion of operations of Stadler bi-mode units. Greater Anglia is in the process of cascading its remaining Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ units to Transport for Wales, and the rollout of Class 755s is increasing. Sets are…
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Class 90 visits Swindon for electrical testing
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ONE of the most unusual movements this year has seen freshly painted Class 90 No. 90035 move from Crewe to Swindon. The train has been put together by Network Rail’s electrification project team in order to carry out mechanical and electrical testing of the OLE between Bristol and Cardiff, although initial tests were between Swindon and…
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Locomotive Services buys Class 86 and 87 from ETL
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TWO former West Coast AC electric locomotives have been bought by Locomotive Services Limited from Electric Traction Ltd (ETL). The last mainline Class 87 – No. 87002 Royal Sovereign – along with 86101 Sir William A Stanier FRS had been hired by ETL to GB Railfreight for working empty stock from the Caledonian Sleeper between London Euston…
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‘Pacers’ to work with PRM compliant units
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GWR and Northern have indicated how they will combat restrictions placed on the use of Class 142-144 ‘Pacer’ units from January 1, 2020. Both will run a non-compliant ‘Pacer’ with a compliant unit of another type to provide accommodation for passengers with limited mobility and also access to a fully accessible toilet. The restrictions have…
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