TransPennine Express
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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.
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TransPennine accepts first of 13 ‘Nova 3’ sets
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TRANSPENNINE has received the first of 13 ‘Nova 3’ carriage sets.
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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…
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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…
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Could Class 185s be heading for Ireland?
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The sight of Class 185 DMUs working in the Irish Republic has become a strong possibility.
