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  • ST PANCRAS 150th ANNIVERSARY

    ST PANCRAS 150th ANNIVERSARY

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    Sam Hewitt

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    St Pancras was the Midland Railway’s contribution to the London railway scene. Its splendours were not surpassed by any terminus built subsequently. Robert Humm reviews the life and times of the great station. In this feature I shall be looking at the history of the ‘operational’ side of St Pancras station, the opening of which…

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  • Class 502: back from the brink

    Class 502: back from the brink

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Preservation of electric multiple units can be overlooked, despite the fact they are often the backbone of commuter operations. Martyn Hilbert looks at the history as well as an update on the work to restore a Class 502 EMU – a type first introduced by the LMS in 1940. When the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway…

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  • Propelling passengers at Anstruther (and Whitby and Guisborough)

    Propelling passengers at Anstruther (and Whitby and Guisborough)

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Robert Drysdale has a huge interest in the East Fife Railway, which stemmed from numerous family holidays in the area. Here, he recalls some of the peculiar operating practices that were carried out at the picturesque town of Anstruther. The June and July 2016 editions of The Railway Magazine carried a fascinating two-part article by…

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  • PRACTICE & PERFORMANCE: IET UPDATE

    PRACTICE & PERFORMANCE: IET UPDATE

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    Sam Hewitt

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    With new Hitachi IET trains now spreading their wings as far as Penzance, John Heaton FCILT, assesses their performance against the venerable HST125 – a train still proving to be a very hard act to follow. IT IS mid-afternoon on a sultry summer Saturday at Swindon. Heat haze shimmers from the rails and the information…

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  • MESSAGE TO MR GRAYLING: Passengers need improvement now – not in two years’ time

    MESSAGE TO MR GRAYLING: Passengers need improvement now – not in two years’ time

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE announcement that Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has ordered a Rail Review comes as no surprise. It’s been very much overdue, given the increasing list of problems affecting passengers. The Transport Select Committee (TSC) announced back in April – based upon evidence given in February – that in its view the franchising model was ‘broken’…

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  • OCTOBER 2018

    OCTOBER 2018

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Headline News Crossrail opening delayed until 2019, Grayling announces wide-ranging Rail Review, ORR blames industry for May timetable chaos, XC franchise competition cancelled, Greater Anglia unveils new trains, Porterbrook and Angel reveal hybrid DMU trials, Digital Railway plan for ECML, Crumbling hotel causes chaos at Ayr. Track Record The Railway Magazine’s monthly news digest 66…

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  • First Anglia ‘Aventra’ rolled out at Litchurch Lane

    First Anglia ‘Aventra’ rolled out at Litchurch Lane

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    Sam Hewitt

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    SEPTEMBER 13 saw the first of 665 Class 720 EMU vehicles for Abellio Greater Anglia (GA) unveiled to stakeholders and the media at Bombardier’s Derby Litchurch Lane works. Three part-finished cars from five-car set No. 720501 were displayed, offering visitors a glimpse of the next generation of East Anglian commuter train. Bombardier is building 89 five-car…

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  • TPE begins testing Mk5a carriage sets on WCML

    TPE begins testing Mk5a carriage sets on WCML

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    Sam Hewitt

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    TESTING has started on the West Coast Main Line of the first fixed formation of an order for 13 five-car carriage rakes from CAF for use with TransPennine Express. The sets, known by TPE as ‘Nova3’, are being hauled by Class 68 locos provided to TPE by Direct Rail Services. Each set has a driving…

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  • ‘P2’ becomes a true Mikado as final wheelset is fitted

    ‘P2’ becomes a true Mikado as final wheelset is fitted

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    Sam Hewitt

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    NEW-BUILD Gresley ‘P2’ No. 2007 Prince of Wales was finally able to live up to its Mikado wheel arrangement reference on September 18 when it became a 2-8-2 for the first time. Installation of the leading wheelset, albeit with a temporary timber pony truck, was completed at the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust’s Darlington Locomotive Works, and…

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  • New UK trains draw crowds in Berlin

    New UK trains draw crowds in Berlin

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE biennial InnoTrans trade fair took place in Berlin from September 18-21, with several new UK trains displayed alongside counterparts from all over Europe, and from China. Part of a large contingent from Swiss firm Stadler was the first completed Class 755/4 bi-mode regional ‘FLIRT’ for Greater Anglia – No. 755405. It was possible to walk…

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