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,
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Locomotive Services buys Class 86 and 87 from ETL
TWO former West Coast AC electric locomotives have been bought by Locomotive Services Limited from Electric Traction Ltd (ETL). The last mainline Class 87 –
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UK railway news round-up
This week we cover Stephenson’s Rocket returning to the National Railway Museum, a senseless attack at a tube station in London, a Caledonian sleeper service strike and a UN report that claims hundreds of miles of coastal railways are at risk of flooding by 2100.
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All Caledonian sleeper services cancelled Sunday September 29th and Monday September 30th
Caledonian Sleeper services will be cancelled for two days as staff strike over what unions described as “intolerable pressure”.
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Caledonian sleeper services to be cancelled as staff confirm strike action
Caledonian Sleeper services are to be cancelled after staff confirmed planned industrial action will take place.
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Loss of brakes on Caledonian Sleeper adds to operator woes
THE loss of control of the train brakes during the operation of the ‘Lowlander’ Caledonian Sleeper service on August 1 on the approach to Edinburgh
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Practice & Performance: ScotRail progress
Scotland’s railways are undergoing a transformation. John Heaton FCILT assesses the performance of ScotRail’s new traction.
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Old and new sleeper trains meet on testing
On-going testing of the new Mk5 carriages for the Caledonian Sleeper has brought the old and new trains side by side, well away from the
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Designated charter network capacity
In the latest in our series examining the issues of operating special trains on the main line with heritage rolling stock, Andy Castledine looks at
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