New timetables came into force across the UK network on May 19, adding around 1,000 additional services.
Read moreMay timetable brings more seats and trains – but no repeat of 2018 chaos
Tag: EMU
First Heathrow Express Class 387 emerges
TWO of 12 GWR Class 387 110mph EMUs to be branded in a new Heathrow Express livery were released from Ilford Works on May 22. Set Nos. 387130 and 387140 were hauled to Reading by ROG
Read moreGreat news for commuters after ‘Goblin’ Class 710s launch
The Gospel Oak to Barking line got the first of its new trains in May 23 when two Class 710 four-car EMUs were launched into service late morning.
Read moreShotts line £160m wiring work completed on time
THE £160million project to electrify a fifth route between Edinburgh and Glasgow has been completed on time and on budget. The electrification project has been undertaken to cater for projected growth in passenger numbers from
Read moreClass 333 refurbishment unveiled by Northern
NORTHERN has begun a refresh and refurbishment programme on its fleet of 16 Class 333 EMUs.
Read moreEMUs in Queensland built by Bombardier… in India!
QUEENSLAND Rail is over half way through the roll out of a new EMU fleet, after first introducing the train in December 2017. Unlike all previous EMU fleets in Queensland this one is not being
Read moreAll change on the Great Northern
eter Brown takes a ride on the new Class 717 EMUs, which over the next few months will transform Great Northern services.
Read morePractice & Performance: Thames-Valley transformation
In the third and final instalment, Keith Farr concludes his analysis of the steam-to-electric transformation the Great Western Main Line has undergone in the Thames Valley. Part two of this series ended with a brief
Read moreBombardier to fit ETCS kit on Heathrow Express ‘387s’
PORTERBROOK has signed a contract with Bombardier Transportation to fit ETCS digital signalling equipment to Great Western Railway Class 387 EMUs, which are being converted for Heathrow Express services. The investment by Porterbrook is valued
Read moreLate start for new trains puts ‘Pacer’ withdrawal months behind schedule
PLANS to withdraw the first Northern Rail ‘Pacers’ at the end of September 2018 have missed their scheduled date by four months. The plan, published by the DfT, was for five two-car Class 144s to
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