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  • Six things you may not know about Flying Scotsman

    Six things you may not know about Flying Scotsman

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    Flying Scotsman is one of the most famous locomotives of all time, here are some facts that you may not have heard about the locomotive.

  • Classic stations: Newcastle Central

    Classic stations: Newcastle Central

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    Newcastle Central is a listed building, the city’s major transport hub, and acts as both a terminus and a through station. Graeme Pickering recalls the station’s impressive past and assesses plans recently outlined for the future. NEWCASTLE Central station is widely regarded as one of the finest in the country. Its neo-classical frontage and sheer…

  • ‘G5’ construction making steady progress in Shildon

    ‘G5’ construction making steady progress in Shildon

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    THE day when a North Eastern Railway Worsdell ‘O’ class 0-4-4T (LNER ‘G5’) steams again in the North East of England is edging closer as the Class G5 Locomotive Company (G5LC) continues to make progress on a new-build re-creation of No. 1759 at its Shildon base. Much of the recent work has focused on the manufacture,…

  • Podcast: Azuma – Train of the future

    Podcast: Azuma – Train of the future

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    This year, LNER launched the new Hitachi-built Class 800 Azuma express trains – due to replace their entire fleet by summer 2020. Railway Magazine Editor Chris Milner, visits the factory in County Durham where the train is being manufactured. Find out the entire process of how the ‘brain of the train’ gets wired in, how…

  • 5 facts you may not know about the ‘Azuma’ train

    5 facts you may not know about the ‘Azuma’ train

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    LNER launched its first passenger services on the East Coast Main Line on May 15, using the Hitachi-built Class 800 ‘Azuma’ express trains as part of a rolling programme to replace both its Class 91 and Mk4 and HST fleets.

  • Major power and access upgrades for Doncaster

    Major power and access upgrades for Doncaster

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    Network Rail is installing a new electricity sub-station in Doncaster to deliver more power and greater reliability for East Coast Main Line (ECML) electric services.  The new sub-station should be commissioned in October, allowing LNER to increase its use of electric Intercity Express Trains (IETs) in time for the introduction of the new higher-frequency timetable…

  • A1 trust takes delivery of first new components   for ‘V4’ project

    A1 trust takes delivery of first new components for ‘V4’ project

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    THE first new components for the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s (A1SLT) third new-build locomotive – Gresley ‘V4’ 2-6-2 No. 3403 – have been delivered to Darlington Locomotive Works ahead of the project’s formal launch next year. The £4,320 order for 12 tender spring hooks was placed with Unilathe of Stoke-on-Trent as part of a larger order…

  • East Midlands franchise taken over by Abellio

    East Midlands franchise taken over by Abellio

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    AUGUST 18 saw the take over of the East Midland franchise by Abellio, with the brand name East Midlands Railway replacing East Midlands Trains (EMT), the Stagecoach brand.  EMT had run services since November 2007 Abellio formally launched the franchise and new brand in Derby the following day, unveiling reliveried ‘Meridian’ set No. 222104 in a…

  • ‘Azuma’ makes Scottish debut as LNER ponders extra trains

    ‘Azuma’ makes Scottish debut as LNER ponders extra trains

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    By Ben Jones LNER introduced its first Anglo-Scottish ‘Azuma’ diagram on August 1, with more services expected to move over to the new trains in mid-September.  LNER’s daily 06.48 service from Glasgow Central-King’s Cross and 15.30 return will also switch to the new trains from September 23.  Class 800 IETs are currently restricted to one…

  • First Class 91 withdrawn to become spares donor

    First Class 91 withdrawn to become spares donor

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    LNER Class 91 No. 91108 became the first of the 31-strong class to be taken out of service on July 22. Withdrawal of Class 91s was anticipated following the introduction of the Hitachi ‘Azuma’ trains on LNER services, and is in line with LNER’s plans to hand locos back to the leasing company.  The operator made…

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