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
Read more
Tag: Manchester Piccadilly
‘Plain Jane’ look for ‘Pendolino’
THE end of Virgin Train West Coast franchise is just two months away, and an on-going repaint programme has led to the release of the
Read more
Strong growth for rail in city regions ‘bucks trend’
RAIL travel continues to grow rapidly in the UK’s urban centres. This increase is bucking the trend for reduced commuting that has seen car use
Read more
The shocking state of trackside vegetation in public areas
I AM constantly depressed by the lack of vegetation control on our national network, as highlighted in your Readers’ Platform this month (RM August). On a
Read more
Could Class 185s be heading for Ireland?
The sight of Class 185 DMUs working in the Irish Republic has become a strong possibility.
Read more