Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe factory will deliver a new fleet of 23 trains for Avanti West Coast in 2022. The completion of Intercity Express Programme (IEP)
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Unique Austrian line to lose passenger services
THE 21.2km-long Feldbach to Bad Gleichenberg line, east of Graz, in south-eastern Austria, is closing in December 2020. The line is owned and operated by
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New platform at Dunbar as Robroyston and Warrington West stations open
TWO new stations opened for the start of the winter 2019/20 timetable, with a new platform at a third. Robroyston, between Stepps and Springburn on
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West Coast looks forward with Avanti
Words: Ben Jones NEW trains, more services and a better customer experience are the priorities for Avanti West Coast (AWC), which replaced Virgin Trains on
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Class 195 roll-out continues – but ‘Pacers’ will run into 2020
DELIVERIES of new DMUs and EMUs to Northern by CAF are running late, although the company introduced a further nine Class 195s over the Calder
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Factory commissioning of Merseyrail Class 777 begins
STATIC factory-based testing of the first of 52 Stadler Class 777 four-car EMUs for Merseyrail has started in Switzerland. When engineers are satisfied, the set
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Electric Railway Museum stock stored at Colne Valley
A NUMBER of historic items have been accommodated at the Colne Valley Railway (CVR), Essex, following closure of the Electric Railway Museum at Coventry in
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Ryde Rail: A History of Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight
By Richard C Long ONE of the quirkiest and most interesting parts of the UK rail network is the line from Shanklin to Ryde Pier Head
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TRAIN TEST: LONDON OVERGROUND CLASS 710
Transport for London’s Overground operation has transformed services on many local railways in the capital. As the city’s population grows and demand increases, its train
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No Greater Anglia ‘Aventras’ before 2020
By Ben Jones GREATER Anglia (GA) has confirmed it will not be able to introduce its Class 720 ‘Aventra’ EMUs before the end of 2019.
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