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  • Eurostar marks 25th anniversary with first ‘plastic-free’ train

    Eurostar marks 25th anniversary with first ‘plastic-free’ train

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Eurostar is operating a train with no single-use plastics to mark the 25th anniversary and will plant a tree for every service it runs.

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  • Eurostar to merge with Thalys to form ‘Green Speed’

    Eurostar to merge with Thalys to form ‘Green Speed’

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    Sam Hewitt

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    International high-speed operators Eurostar and Thalys announced plans in late September to merge the two companies to create a new pan-European high-speed operator to be known as Green Speed. French Railways (SNCF) is the majority shareholder for both operators, along with Belgian Railways (SNCB), which is a minority shareholder in both Eurostar and the two…

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  • Former UK electrics have mixed fortunes in Bulgaria

    Former UK electrics have mixed fortunes in Bulgaria

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    Sam Hewitt

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    BULGARIA remains the main user of ex-BR built electric locomotives, but the competitive nature of freight operations has led to mixed fortunes for the Class 86, 87 and 92s exported there. Operator Bulmarket has work for its well-maintained Class 87s (Nos. 87009/17/23/25), however its Class 86s, which are around 10 years older, are reported to have…

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  • Five locos add even more power to Turkish open access operator fleet

    Five locos add even more power to Turkish open access operator fleet

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    Sam Hewitt

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    TURKISH open access freight operator Körfez Ulaştırma (KU) took delivery of five DE36500 Wabtec (formerly GE Transportation) ‘Powerhaul’ locos this summer. KU is the rail freight subsidiary of Tüpraş, Turkey’s largest oil refinery. The locos were ordered in 2018 and assembled by Wabtec’s Turkish partner Tülomsaş, in Eskişehir.  They will be used alongside five similar DE36000…

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  • Belgian heritage line hosts gala weekend

    Belgian heritage line hosts gala weekend

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    Sam Hewitt

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    BELGIAN national rail enthusiasts’ group Patrimoine Ferroviaire et Tourisme (PFT) held its annual gala weekend on the Chemin de Fer du Bocq heritage line from Ciney to Bauche in mid-August.  A wide variety of visiting diesel locos, from several operators, visited the line, along with preserved ex-Belgian State Railways Canadian-built (Montreal Loco Works 74511/1945) 2-8-0…

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  • Washington to New York non-stop

    Washington to New York non-stop

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    Sam Hewitt

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    AMTRAK has announced plans to introduce a non-stop ‘Acela’ high-speed train pair between New York and Washington DC from September 23.  The non-stop trains will take 2hr 35min, with the current fastest ‘Acela’ services taking just under three hours, stopping in major cities such as Philadelphia and Baltimore en route. Read more News and Features…

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  • Coast-to-coast African passenger train with Rovos Rail

    Coast-to-coast African passenger train with Rovos Rail

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    Sam Hewitt

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    SOUTH AFRICAN rail cruise operator Rovos Rail ran the first through passenger train between Tanzania, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Angola in July. The journey took 15 days, with an eastbound train following the same route in reverse in August.  While the train made the entire journey, passengers disembarked for safaris and…

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  • New Chinese coaches enter service in Cuba

    New Chinese coaches enter service in Cuba

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    Sam Hewitt

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    NEW passenger coaches entered service in Cuba in July, operating on the Havana to Santiago de Cuba route.  The vehicles are the first of 240 carriages to be supplied by Chinese firm CRRC from its Tangshan plant. Historically, Cuban Railways have used a wide variety of older rolling stock, including second-hand carriages from European operators.…

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  • Good craic on Steam Dreams’ ‘Emerald Isle’ luxury charter

    Good craic on Steam Dreams’ ‘Emerald Isle’ luxury charter

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    Sam Hewitt

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    BRITISH railtour operator Steam Dreams returned to Ireland during September with its multi-day ‘Emerald Isle Craic Express’. The charter was operated in conjunction with the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI). The RPSI’s Dublin-based Cravens set was given the luxury treatment to bring it up to Pullman standards, including carpets, curtains, table lamps and antimacassars.…

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  • 3801 steams Down Under as overhaul nears completion

    3801 steams Down Under as overhaul nears completion

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    Sam Hewitt

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    AUSTRALIA’S most famous steam locomotive – ‘C38’ Pacific No. 3801 – steamed for the first time in more than a decade on September 16 as its protracted overhaul enters the ‘home straight’. It was a significant milestone for Transport Heritage New South Wales (THNSW) and the overhaul team at Eveleigh, coming just a week after the…

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