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  • Former Bodmin DMU enters service on Weardale Railway

    Former Bodmin DMU enters service on Weardale Railway

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    Sam Hewitt

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    CLASS 108 DMU Nos. M52054 and M50980 ran its first revenue-earning service on the Weardale Railway during the October 4-6 railcar weekend.  The vehicles have received much attention since arrival from the Bodmin & Wenford Railway in March 2018. The railway hosted the Railcar Association’s 24th annual convention at Stanhope station during the event. The Class 108 is seen…

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  • Western Champion re-engined but woes continue after festival

    Western Champion re-engined but woes continue after festival

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    Sam Hewitt

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    MAIN-LINE certificated Class 52 No. D1015 Western Champion is seen at Severn Valley Railway (SVR) Kidderminster, ex-works, on September 15.  Owner Diesel Traction Group has installed an overhauled MD655 engine in the B end, which was started successfully, and the loco participated in the SVR’s October 3-6 diesel festival.  However, the A-end engine has deteriorated because…

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  • Construction traffic boom keeps UK railfreight stable

    Construction traffic boom keeps UK railfreight stable

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A FIVE per cent increase in construction traffic took the sector to its highest quarterly volume in the first three months of 2019/20, according to new figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).  The movement of construction materials, fuelled by high levels of property development in London and the south-east of England, reached…

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  • ‘Forgotten Engines’ at Vale of Rheidol

    ‘Forgotten Engines’ at Vale of Rheidol

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    Sam Hewitt

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    THE Vale of Rheidol Railway (VoR) has tended not to hold major gala events, its last being a steam festival in September 2015, centred on two locos that had not steamed for many years.But when they happen, they are special!  With all three of its classic 2-6-2Ts now in main line operation, along with Hunslet…

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  • Downpatrick diesel gala marks 30 years of the ITG

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    Sam Hewitt

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    STEAM gave way to internal combustion power at the Downpatrick & County Down Railway (DCDR) on October 12 as the Irish Traction Group (ITG) celebrated three decades of diesel locomotive preservation. Visitors travelled from both sides of the border, and from across the Irish Sea, to join in the celebrations, which saw ITG stock in…

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  • Hitachi Class 802 enters service with TransPennine Express

    Hitachi Class 802 enters service with TransPennine Express

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    Sam Hewitt

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    By Tony Miles THE first of 19 five-car Hitachi Class 802 bi-mode trains entered passenger service with TransPennine Express on September 28.  They had received clearance from ORR late the previous evening.  Set 802201 operated the 06.03 Newcastle-Liverpool Lime Street and 09.25 return as a one-off working ahead of regular service introduction later in October. …

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  • Class 195 roll-out continues – but ‘Pacers’ will run into 2020

    Class 195 roll-out continues – but ‘Pacers’ will run into 2020

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    Sam Hewitt

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    DELIVERIES of new DMUs and EMUs to Northern by CAF are running late, although the company introduced a further nine Class 195s over the Calder Valley line between Leeds and Chester via Manchester and Warrington in October.  It takes the number of ‘195s’ in traffic to 29, exactly half the order.  Northern has said because…

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  • ‘Azuma’ trains improve direct Lincoln services

    ‘Azuma’ trains improve direct Lincoln services

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    Sam Hewitt

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    LNER launched its new Lincoln to King’s Cross ‘Azuma’ service on October 21, increasing the single daily service to five per day.  A sixth service will be introduced at a later stage.  A five-car bi-mode ‘Azuma’ will provide a two-hourly Monday to Friday service departing London at 10.06, 12.06, 14.06 and 16.06.  Southbound services will…

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  • ScotRail Class 153 cycle conversions underway

    ScotRail Class 153 cycle conversions underway

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    Sam Hewitt

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    WORK on the first of five Class 153 units to be converted for use by ScotRail on the West Highland line has begun at Brodies in Kilmarnock.  Under ScotRail’s plan, these designated carriages, with space for cycles and large sporting equipment, as well as additional seating, will be used with the Class 156 units that…

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  • December debut for Hull Trains ‘Paragon’ fleet

    December debut for Hull Trains ‘Paragon’ fleet

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    Sam Hewitt

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    November 25 saw the first of five Hull Trains’ (HT) Class 802/3s make its debut in the company’s home city. The First Group-owned open access operator confirmed that the bi-mode trains will be phased into passenger service over the next two months, releasing its ailing Class 180s for transfer to East Midlands Railway (EMR).  The…

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