FURTHER planned strikes by RMT union members working for ScotRail have been called off for the time being so that further talks can take place to find a resolution to the dispute. The rail workers
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Great Western Railway (GWR) has confirmed it will order an additional seven bi-mode Intercity Express Trains as part of a new multi-million pound deal with Hitachi Rail Europe and its finance partner Eversholt Rail Group.
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THE partial failure of a two-arch brick bridge over the Midland Main Line has closed the line north of Leicester. Passengers who use East Midlands Trains services are being bussed from Leicester to Loughborough. Grove
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Barry ‘wreck’ No. 7027 Thornbury Castle has been bought with the ambition of returning it to main line running order. A south west based enthusiast has acquired the Great Western ‘Castle’ from the Waterman Railway
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THE first of a fleet of 66 trains that are being built in the East Midlands for the new £16billion Crossrail line is undergoing testing. Based on the Aventra platform, Class 345 EMU No. 345001
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THE RMT union has intensified its industrial action on Southern by calling a five day strike, running from 00.01 on August 8 to 23.59 on August 12. Only a week previously, the union had said it
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DRS has released images of the first Class 88 to be branded in its colours No. 88002 has been completed at the Stadler Rail works in Valenica (formerly Vossloh) and given the DRS ‘Compass’ branding.
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FIFTY years ago on July 23, 1966, one of the most bizarre trains to be devised was tested in the USA and attained a new North American speed record. The New York Central System (NYC)
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APRIL saw the arrival of three more Class 68s locomotives for Direct Rail Services, which completes the second batch of locos ordered. More 68s complete as Class 88 heads for Velim The first Class 68
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THE now unmistakable outline of the new Fowler 4-6-0 The Unknown Warrior has returned to Llangollen as the rate of construction accelerates. First steam move for phoenix ‘Patriot’ ‘Patriot’ No. 45551 The Unknown Warrior won’t
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