Richard Clinnick

  • Battery-powered Class 230 trials

    Battery-powered Class 230 trials

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    Trials using a battery-powered Class 230 on the Greenford branch are under way. Richard Clinnick reports from the formal launch of the project and speaks to those involved in the project.

  • Varamis Rail’s plans for high-speed electric freight

    Varamis Rail’s plans for high-speed electric freight

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    Varamis Rail aims to serve London terminals with a network of electric freight services. Richard Clinnick talks to Phil Read, the man behind the plans.

  • ‘People only see opportunities in the UK, not the world’ | The future of High Speed Trains

    ‘People only see opportunities in the UK, not the world’ | The future of High Speed Trains

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    High Speed Trains exported to Central America and West Africa certainly caught the attention last year. Richard Clinnick meets Robert Coleman, the Chairman of Romic Consulting Limited, the company behind these deals, and looks at the potentially interesting future awaiting HSTs (and other fleets).

  • Eastern promise for ERS

    Eastern promise for ERS

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    Richard Clinnick visits a small team in Great Yarmouth with a large fleet of coaches and even bigger business plans.

  • What’s inside the June issue of Rail Express?

    What’s inside the June issue of Rail Express?

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    Richard Clinnick shares what to expect in the June issue of Rail Express when it hits shelves next Friday.

  • Restoration project: Mk.1 slam-door EMU

    Restoration project: Mk.1 slam-door EMU

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    Richard Clinnick visits Strawberry Hill, where a small team are returning a Mk.1 slam-door unit to main line condition.

  • What’s inside the May issue of Rail Express?

    What’s inside the May issue of Rail Express?

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    Richard Clinnick shares what’s coming up in the May issue of Rail Express when it hits shelves next week.

  • Creating the perfect Pendolino

    Creating the perfect Pendolino

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    Claimed to be the UK’s biggest ever fleet upgrade, the Pendolino refurbishment at Widnes has seen all the 11-car sets completed, with work now focused on the nine-car trains. Richard Clinnick reports.

  • Looking forward to Leven’s reopening

    Looking forward to Leven’s reopening

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    This year’s reopening of the Levenmouth line follows the opening of a new station and electrification of a suburban route from Glasgow. Richard Clinnick reports.

  • The future of Great Western Railway

    The future of Great Western Railway

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    Mark Hopwood has been managing director of Great Western Railway for almost 16 years, during which time there has been significant change. As the operator looks to the future, he talks to Richard Clinnick about those plans.

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