Chris Milner

Hull Trains suspends ALL services

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Chris Milner

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29th March 2020

Hull Trains has taken the decision in what it calls ‘unprecedented circumstances surrounding the coronavirus pandemic’ to temporarily suspend all train services from 00.01 on March 30 to safeguard the future of the business.
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Stadler to build new Tyne & Wear Metro trains

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Chris Milner

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28th January 2020

Swiss manufacturer Stadler has beaten rivals CAF and Hitachi to secure a £362m contract to build a fleet of 42 new trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro.
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South Eastern Franchise competition cancelled

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Chris Milner

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7th August 2019

THE Department for Transport has confirmed it has cancelled the competition to bid for the SouthEastern Railway franchise. The announcement on August 7, follows the suspension of the CrossCountry and West Coast Partnership bids in the light of the Williams Rail Review. Govia has been given another direct award until April 2020, which will allow…
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CAF to build new Docklands Trains

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Chris Milner

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12th June 2019

Spanish train manufacturer CAF has been awarded the contract to design, manufacture and supply a fleet of 43 trains for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) by Transport for London (TfL). The contract will include a Fleet Support Agreement to provide technical support services and spares supply. The five-car trains will be based on CAF’s hugely…
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Virgin TrainS applies for open access service

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Chris Milner

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11th June 2019

FOLLOWING the shock announcement Virgin Trains (VT) and its partner Stagecoach had been disqualified from bidding from the West Coast Partnership franchise and were likely to exit railways, VT has surprised everyone by announcing it will make a bid to become an open access operator. Virgin has lodged an application with the Office of Rail…
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GRAB YOURSELF SOME Virgin Trains MEMORABILIA

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Chris Milner

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10th June 2019

Want to win a piece of railway history? Virgin Trains is auctioning a number of nameplates from Pendoliono and Class 57 ‘Thunderbird’ locos, with the proceeds being donated to its charity partner, Rethink who support people with mental illnesses. The nameplates are as removed from the loco or trailer vehicles so have a ‘weathered’ look.…
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Final mainline run of 9466 will be charity memorial train

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Chris Milner

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28th September 2018

A FAREWELL mainline trip for Hawskworth 0-6-0PT No. 9466 will act as the memorial train for its late owner Dennis Howells, but also act as a charity fundraiser. Mr Howells died on August 18. The Dennis Howells Memorial Train, will operate on October 20, is almost certainly to be the final mainline run for No.…
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Crossrail to miss December opening date

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Chris Milner

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31st August 2018

LONDON’S £16bn Crossrail project to build a railway under central London will now not open until the Autumn of 2019. It could be even delayed further. The ambitious project that will connect Reading, Maidenhead and Heathrow Airport with Abbey Wood Shenfield was to see its central section between Liverpool Street and Paddington open this December…
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Class 50s @50 line-up shaping up very nicely

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Chris Milner

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6th July 2018

What will be the biggest gathering ever of Class 50s in preservation is starting to take shape, and quickly becoming the must-visit event of 2018. The Class 50 Alliance has confirmed the latest additions to the line-up for the Severn Valley Railway’s Class 50 Golden Jubilee gala event on October 4-6th . Garcia Hanson’s 50008 Thunderer, Neil…
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‘Warship’ to star at ‘Poppy Lines’ Mixed Traction Gala

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Chris Milner

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31st May 2018

THE North Norfolk Railway’s mixed traffic gala from June 15-17 will feature a visit from ‘Warship’ No. D832 Onslaught. Organisers of this popular ‘Poppy Line’ event have had to work around the non-availability of both visiting locos and the home fleet as the Class 03, 31 and 37 are still undergoing major overhauls. For this…
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