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  • 2-HAP hits 60

    2-HAP hits 60

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    The National Railway Museum’s most travelled vehicle has celebrated its diamond jubilee and the halfway point of its cosmetic restoration. THE National Collection’s Class 414 2-HAP unit No. 4308 celebrated its 60th birthday at Locomotion in Shildon on June 27. The EMU is believed to be the most travelled vehicle in the collection, and has…

  • New Stock Focus: CAF – Class 195 DMUs and 331 EMUs

    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…

  • FirstGroup replaces Virgin to run West Coast route

    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.

  • VIDEO: Unboxing Hornby’s Harry Potter modelling collection

    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.

  • Seven for a secret never to be told…

    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.

  • Government to launch investigation into major power cut

    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.

  • Sensors on trains could mark the end of ticket barriers

    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.

  • Delay to ‘Highlander’ Mk.5s

    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…

  • Merseyside group launch £12,000 appeal to finish only surviving Warrington tram

    Merseyside group launch £12,000 appeal to finish only surviving Warrington tram

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    The society hopes the G F Milnes-built double-deck car will be finished by the autumn of 2020.

  • Irish angle: End of an era as last DEMU vehicle scrapped

    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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