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Tag: CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles)

Caledonian Sleeper train has a number of major shortcomings

8th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters, Network

I HAD to travel to Glasgow at short notice and decided to try out the new Caledonian Sleeper stock. As there were no cabins available, I had to travel on one of the new ‘reclining’

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

9th November 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, News

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

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TPE accepts first ‘Nova 2’ CAF set

1st October 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

By Tony Miles TRANSPENNINE Express accepted the first ‘Nova 2’ Class 397 EMU into its fleet on July 25, meaning units from all three new ‘Nova’ train types have now joined its fleet.  The first

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New Stock Focus: CAF – Class 195 DMUs and 331 EMUs

14th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Features

Passengers using Northern services have endured a torrid time, travelling in trains which are overcrowded and past their ‘best by’ date. On July 1, the first of a fleet of 101 Class 195 and 331

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Northern choose Doncaster and Preston for ‘195’ and ‘331’ launches

6th August 2019 Sam Hewitt Electric, Network, News

NORTHERN Rail’s Class 195 DMU and Class 331 EMU were due to be launched on June 26 and June 28, at Preston and Doncaster, respectively.  CAF is building 58 Class 195 (25 two- and 33

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CAF wins Docklands contract

20th July 2019 Sam Hewitt Metro, News

TRANSPORT for London has awarded the contract to design and build a fleet of 43 trains for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Spanish firm CAF. The deal includes a support agreement to provide on-going

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West Midlands Class 196 DMU construction underway

2nd July 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Network, News, World

CONSTRUCTION of the first of a fleet of 26 new diesel multiple units for West Midlands Trains (WMT) has begun at Beasain, Spain. They are being built by CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles). The

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