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Tag: Tony Miles

New platform at Dunbar as Robroyston and Warrington West stations open

6th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News

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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Hitachi Class 802 enters service with TransPennine Express

12th November 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

By Tony Miles THE first of 19 five-car Hitachi Class 802 bi-mode trains entered passenger service with TransPennine Express on September 28.  They had received

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Northern franchise hangs in the balance after Shapps warning

6th November 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

By Tony Miles The future of the Northern franchise is hanging in the balance after Transport Secretary Grant Shapps addressed the Transport Select Committee on

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TPE accepts first ‘Nova 2’ CAF set

1st October 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

By Tony Miles TRANSPENNINE Express accepted the first ‘Nova 2’ Class 397 EMU into its fleet on July 25, meaning units from all three new

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The shocking state of trackside vegetation in public areas

11th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Letters, Network

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

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MP’s electrification call as Northern marks Class 195s switch on Windermere branch

8th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

By Tony Miles EVERY Northern service to and from Windermere is now operated by new Class 195 units, with the transition being marked at Windermere

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TransPennine ‘Nova 3’ enters passenger service after extensive testing

6th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

A TRANSPENNINE Express ‘Nova 3’ train finally entered passenger service on August 24 after extensive testing and a start to driver and crew training.  Each

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