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Tag: East Coast Main Line

Hitachi wins £350million order for new West Coast trains

7th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News

Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe factory will deliver a new fleet of 23 trains for Avanti West Coast in 2022.  The completion of Intercity Express Programme (IEP) and ScotRail Class 385 EMU orders are on the horizon,

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Tornado’s 2020 tour diary takes shape

7th January 2020 Sam Hewitt Network, News, Railtours, Steam

PEPPERCORN ‘A1’ Pacific No. 60163 Tornado looks set to have another busy year on the national network in 2020 as more dates are added to the locomotive’s main line calendar. The first confirmed booking is the

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December debut for Hull Trains ‘Paragon’ fleet

5th November 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Network, News

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

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Major power and access upgrades for Doncaster

30th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

Network Rail is installing a new electricity sub-station in Doncaster to deliver more power and greater reliability for East Coast Main Line (ECML) electric services.  The new sub-station should be commissioned in October, allowing LNER

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Long-term rail plan for Sheffield region unveiled

29th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

SHEFFIELD City Region has revealed its long-term plan to increase rail travel over the coming years.  The Rail Plan is designed to take advantage of the planned north and south connections to HS2 Phase 2b

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Railway accidents: Curve of unintended outcome

20th September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Features, Network

A severe curve on the East Coast Main Line located at the Northumberland town of Morpeth became infamous after two railway accidents within 15 years.

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Staff charter takes GBRf ‘50s’ back to Scotland

2nd September 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Freight, News, Railtours

July 6 saw Class 50s Nos. 50007 Hercules and 50049 Defiance work a GB Railfreight staff charter from Motherwell to Scarborough via the East Coast Main Line.  The train worked the empty stock north from

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Mayflower in the Highlands

2nd July 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News, Railtours, Steam

‘B1’ No. 61306 Mayflower crosses the Beauly Firth at Invershin while working a day tour from Inverness to Dunrobin Castle during Steam Dreams’ mammoth ‘Highlands and Islands’ tour of Scotland on May 9-17.  The previous day,

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Fleet Focus: Britain’s new trains

12th June 2019 Sam Hewitt Diesel, Electric, Features, Network

Exciting times are ahead as the first trains of two new fleets entered service during April and May.

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Thousands of Eurostar passengers delayed by ‘Brexit’ protestor

28th April 2019 Sam Hewitt Network, News

Terry Maher, 44, of Cubitt St, Camden, gained access to the roof of the tunnel on the evening of March 29.

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