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Category: Metro

Revolutionary lightweight tram planned for Coventry

18th March 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Metro, News

It’s design could revise thinking for cities keen to adopt VLRs as a way of cutting emissions.

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PANTOGRAPH COLLAPSE

2nd March 2019 Sam Hewitt Metro, News

Metrolink services through Manchester city centre were disrupted around 11.00 on December 19 when the pantograph of tram No. 3010 was severely damaged as it arrived at the Shudehill stop, near Victoria station. An hour

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Transport for London modifies Class 378s to cover ‘Goblin’ DMU shortfall

4th February 2019 Sam Hewitt Metro, News

THERE is still no sign of any of the eight Class710 EMUs nearing service on the Gospel Oak to Barking line (‘Goblin’), leading Transport for London (TfL) to cover the shortfall of Class 172 DMU

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NEW STREET CHANGES

23rd January 2019 Sam Hewitt Metro, News

A view of the West Midlands Metro stop at Grand Central (Birmingham New Street) on November 30, where there is currently only one platform in use while the line is being extended to Centenary Square.

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‘Highline’ for London?

9th January 2019 Sam Hewitt Features, Metro

After the success of New York’s ‘High Line’ project, which converted a disused railway in to a hugely popular pedestrian walkway, Keith Fender looks at plans to bring a similar project to London. NEW York

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Last run for Parliamentary service

2nd January 2019 Sam Hewitt Metro, News

A DAILY parliamentary service from London Paddington to South Ruislip ceased operation on December 7,a casualty of developing parts of West London for the HS2 line. More than 190 people travelled on the last train

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End of the line for Old Oak Common HST depot

31st December 2018 Sam Hewitt Metro, News

REDUCTION of the use of HST trains by GWR and the need to redevelop parts of Old Oak Common has brought the curtain down on the west London depot’s long association with the InterCity 125.

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Vivarail 230s break cover for daytime tests!

29th December 2018 Sam Hewitt Metro, News

UNIT testing/driver training of three Vivarail Class 230 DMU sets on the London Northwestern’s Marston Vale line has taken place under the cover of darkness – despite the planned introduction in December being deferred until

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Tube deal gives green light to Goole factory for Siemens

19th December 2018 Sam Hewitt Metro, News

SIEMENS has been confirmed as the winning bidder for the £1.5billion contract to build a new fleet of Underground trains, which means the proposed factory in Goole can now go ahead. Siemens was awarded the

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World’s ‘first autonomous’ tram carries passengers in Germany

19th December 2018 Sam Hewitt Metro, News, World

SIEMENS and Potsdam transport operator Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam (ViP) have developed what they claim is the world’s first autonomous driverless tram. The tram carried its first passengers in a media demonstration run on September 18, timed

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