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Brighton’s Electric Railway – The seaside line that sparked a transport revolution
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To the untrained eye, Brighton’s Volk’s Electric Railway may appear to be just another seaside tramway, a relic from the resort’s Victorian heyday. However, it is no less than Britain’s first electric railway, and the oldest in the world to be still running, and therefore of paramount international importance. Magnus Volk did not invent the…
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Self-charging train project gets Government funding
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A project developing so-called self-charging trains is among the winners of a Government funding competition to transform the future of transport.
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Farewell Class 365
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May 2021 saw the withdrawal of the remaining active Class 365 units by Govia Thameslink Railway, and although there were hopes that they would find further use, disposal of the fleet began four months later. David Russell looks back at the history of the last units to be constructed at York Carriage Works.
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Eurostar announces new boss to continue operator’s Covid recovery
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Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar has appointed a new chief executive as it continues its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Electric freight trains mothballed due to soaring energy prices
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Rail freight operators have stopped using electric trains and switched to diesel locomotives due to soaring energy prices.
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Eurostar secures £250m bailout after collapse in demand
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Eurostar has secured a £250 million rescue package after warning it was “fighting for its survival” due to the coronavirus crisis.
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Rail disruption due to train cracks to last ‘for a number of weeks’
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Disruption to rail services due to cracks in trains is expected to continue for weeks.
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Government calls on operators to urgently resolve train cracks disruption
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The Government has called on rail operators to “urgently set out a comprehensive plan” to resolve the ongoing disruption to services due to cracks found in some trains.
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First train in GTR’s fleet modernisation programme back in service
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The first of 270 trains in Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) new £55 million fleet modernisation programme has returned to service with a host of new features.
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Hitachi Rail to launch UK first long distance battery trains
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Long-distance trains will run on battery power in a UK first, manufacturer Hitachi Rail has announced.
