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  • Class 91s facing sidelines as Mk4 stock goes for store

    Class 91s facing sidelines as Mk4 stock goes for store

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    THE first Class 91 locos are expected to be withdrawn by LNER from July. They are becoming surplus to requirements as diagrams for the Hitachi ‘Azuma’ sets increase every week, and with LNER now announcing a start of services from Edinburgh on August 1.  LNER has already ceased use of DB Class 90s and the…

  • Practice & Performance: ScotRail progress

    Practice & Performance: ScotRail progress

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    Scotland’s railways are undergoing a transformation. John Heaton FCILT assesses the performance of ScotRail’s new traction.

  • Fleet Focus: Britain’s new trains

    Fleet Focus: Britain’s new trains

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    Exciting times are ahead as the first trains of two new fleets entered service during April and May.

  • Paddington hosts HST farewell

    Paddington hosts HST farewell

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    After almost 44 years of sterling service, the InterCity 125 – which transformed long-distance travel for British Rail – has ended its association with London Paddington.

  • ‘Azumas’ in service – LNER outlines service changes

    ‘Azumas’ in service – LNER outlines service changes

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    MAY 15 was an historic day for state-backed train operator LNER, which introduced the new Hitachi Class 800 ‘Azuma’ on its first revenue-earning service from London King’s Cross to Leeds and Hull. The previous day, LNER invited the railway press and other stakeholders on a trip to Peterborough to sample the train (see also feature…

  • First pictures of HS2 train designs revealed

    First pictures of HS2 train designs revealed

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    Images showing designs of HS2 trains have been released for the first time.

  • Practice & Performance: Diversionary Tactics

    Practice & Performance: Diversionary Tactics

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    The recent closure of Whiteball Tunnel for three weeks has given John Heaton FCILT an opportunity to compare performances of HSTs and IETs over less familiar routes from Exeter.  THE former London & South Western Route to the west came into its own again for three weeks in February/March 2019.  What do you do on…

  • First Group’s open access plans move forward

    First Group’s open access plans move forward

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    FIRST GROUP’S aspiration to run open access services on the East Coast Main Line from Edinburgh to London took a big step forward when an order for five Hitachi AT300 trains was confirmed. The services will begin in autumn 2021.  The Class 802 electric-only trains will be worth £100million and are being financed by Beacon…

  • Daylight testing for TransPennine Express’s new train fleets

    Daylight testing for TransPennine Express’s new train fleets

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    TESTING of three types of new trains for the TransPennine Express franchise are being stepped up, with the new ‘Nova 1’ (Class 802) and ‘Nova 2’ (Class 397) now being seen making daylight runs.  Nova is the train name adopted by TPE for its new fleet.  The 125mph Class 397 ‘Civity’ EMU has been built…

  • Tube deal gives green light to Goole factory for Siemens

    Tube deal gives green light to Goole factory for Siemens

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    SIEMENS has been confirmed as the winning bidder for the £1.5billion contract to build a new fleet of Underground trains, which means the proposed factory in Goole can now go ahead. Siemens was awarded the contract in June, but it was put on hold following a legal challenge by rivals Bombardier, Hitachi and Alstom. That…

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