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A1 Trust offer “exciting” opportunity to join team
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In 1990, a group of people came together to share an extraordinary ambition – to construct a brand new Peppercorn A1 Pacific.
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Major HS2 decision delayed
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A decision over which company will operate HS2 trains is delayed amid concerns with the project and bidders suffering upheaval.
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Coach and car parking enhancement at the Vale of Rheidol Railway’s Devil’s Bridge station
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The Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) has announced its latest improvement project – the enhancement of the car and coach park at the line’s Devil’s Bridge terminus. The new facility will allow the existing car park area to be opened up as a pedestrian area for visitors, with a separate coach park and will also…
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More issues mean delays for SWR Class 442 return
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PLANS by South Western Railway to re-introduce Class 442s to the third rail network have been delayed again. The refurbished sets were due to enter traffic between London Waterloo and Portsmouth last December, but bodyshell corrosion was greater than envisaged. This meant more work was needed, with February being the predicted date for completion. So…
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GWR honours first responders
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GREAT Western Railway has named Class 800 IET set No. 800023 after two first responders, including a fire fighter who died in the line of duty. One end of the set has been named after Fleur Lombard, who died on February 4, 1996 fighting a fire started by an arsonist at Leo’s Supermarket, Bristol. At the…
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Clayton builds hybrid locos for Tata Steel
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THE Clayton Equipment has completed the first of a three-loco order from Tata Steel, Port Talbot, which is replacing its ageing diesel locos. Clayton specialises in industrial locos, and is building a CBD90, which is a 90-tonne hybrid Bo-Bo locomotive. Power is provided from the traction battery to 416kW maintenance-free, high-torque electric motors. On-board battery…
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Class 172/0s debut on ‘Nuckle’ services
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TWO refurbished Class 172/0 DMUs entered service with West Midlands Trains (WMT) on the new through Nuneaton to Leamington Spa route on May 20. They had previously worked on the Gospel Oak to Barking route in London. Working with its partners, WMT has transformed the units inside and out, the longitudanal seating being replaced with…
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Locomotive Services gets two Class 73s
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CREWE-based Locomotive Services Limited (LSL) has acquired two Class 73 electro-diesel locos. One of the pair is the first of the class – a ‘JA’ type, which dates from 1962. No. 73001 (E6001) has been acquired from the Dean Forest Railway and arrived at Crewe by road on May 2. The other acquisition is No. 73002,…
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West Midlands Class 196 DMU construction underway
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CONSTRUCTION of the first of a fleet of 26 new diesel multiple units for West Midlands Trains (WMT) has begun at Beasain, Spain. They are being built by CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles). The units are from the ‘Civity’ family and comprise 80 vehicles. They are part of a £1billion investment promised by the…
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Luxury dining trains’ brief encounter in Kent
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THERE was brief chance to see two of Britain’s luxury dining trains together on May 11, writes David Staines. ‘Black Five’ No. 44871 was recessed at Lenham Loop with the 12.50 Maidstone East-Folkestone West ‘Heart of Kent Hospice Circular’ to allow LSL’s Nos. 47810 and 47853 to overtake with a ‘Statesman’ special to Canterbury. No. 44871 and the…
