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  • Yorkshire’s first new electric railway in 25 years set to cut carbon and slash journey times

    Yorkshire’s first new electric railway in 25 years set to cut carbon and slash journey times

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    The first miles of new electric overhead wires on a mainline in Yorkshire are up.

  • Better trains and roads would be a ‘supreme leveller-upper’ says Johnson

    Better trains and roads would be a ‘supreme leveller-upper’ says Johnson

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    Good roads and trains are a “supreme leveller-upper”, the Prime Minister has said.

  • West Coast looks forward with Avanti

    West Coast looks forward with Avanti

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    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 December 8.  First-Trenitalia’s West Coast Partnership joint venture will operate the country’s busiest inter-city railway until March 31, 2031, during which time it will also become the shadow operator for…

  • First Class 397 arrives for TransPennine

    First Class 397 arrives for TransPennine

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    TRANSPENNINE Express took delivery of its first ‘Civity’ Class 397 five-car EMU on December 4. They are being built in Beasain, Spain, by CAF, with 12 sets having been ordered. They will replace the Class 350/4 EMUs currently used on Manchester to Glasgow/Edinburgh services. They are being branded ‘Nova 2’ by TPE. Set No. 397003 –…

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