EMU

Hitachi wins £350million order for new West Coast trains

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Sam Hewitt

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7th January 2020

Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe factory will deliver a new fleet of 23 trains for Avanti West Coast in 2022. The completion […]
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Unique Austrian line to lose passenger services

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Sam Hewitt

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7th January 2020

THE 21.2km-long Feldbach to Bad Gleichenberg line, east of Graz, in south-eastern Austria, is closing in December 2020. The line […]
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New platform at Dunbar as Robroyston and Warrington West stations open

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Sam Hewitt

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6th January 2020

TWO new stations opened for the start of the winter 2019/20 timetable, with a new platform at a third. Robroyston, […]
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West Coast looks forward with Avanti

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Sam Hewitt

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6th January 2020

Words: Ben Jones NEW trains, more services and a better customer experience are the priorities for Avanti West Coast (AWC), […]
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Class 195 roll-out continues – but ‘Pacers’ will run into 2020

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Sam Hewitt

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9th November 2019

DELIVERIES of new DMUs and EMUs to Northern by CAF are running late, although the company introduced a further nine […]
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Factory commissioning of Merseyrail Class 777 begins

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Sam Hewitt

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4th November 2019

STATIC factory-based testing of the first of 52 Stadler Class 777 four-car EMUs for Merseyrail has started in Switzerland. When […]
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Electric Railway Museum stock stored at Colne Valley

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2019

A NUMBER of historic items have been accommodated at the Colne Valley Railway (CVR), Essex, following closure of the Electric […]
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Ryde Rail: A History of Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight

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Sam Hewitt

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10th October 2019

By Richard C Long ONE of the quirkiest and most interesting parts of the UK rail network is the line from […]
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TRAIN TEST: LONDON OVERGROUND CLASS 710

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Sam Hewitt

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10th October 2019

Transport for London’s Overground operation has transformed services on many local railways in the capital. As the city’s population grows […]
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No Greater Anglia ‘Aventras’ before 2020

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Sam Hewitt

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4th October 2019

By Ben Jones GREATER Anglia (GA) has confirmed it will not be able to introduce its Class 720 ‘Aventra’ EMUs […]
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EMU

Hitachi wins £350million order for new West Coast trains

Unique Austrian line to lose passenger services

New platform at Dunbar as Robroyston and Warrington West stations open

West Coast looks forward with Avanti

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

Factory commissioning of Merseyrail Class 777 begins

Electric Railway Museum stock stored at Colne Valley

Ryde Rail: A History of Tube Trains on the Isle of Wight

TRAIN TEST: LONDON OVERGROUND CLASS 710

No Greater Anglia ‘Aventras’ before 2020

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