Heathrow Express

Rail chaos which ruined mourners’ journeys continues for second day

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Alex Bestwick

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20th September 2022

Disruption to train services which caused thousands of mourners to miss the Queen’s funeral will continue until noon on Tuesday, passengers have been warned.
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Heathrow Express Class 387s external livery revealed

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd September 2019

THE first units of a fleet of Class 387s that will take over Heathrow Express services by December have been returned from Bombardier Ilford with a new external livery. GWR is taking over responsibility for the 15-minute frequency operations, and the current Class 332s, now more than 20 years old and not fitted with TPWS,…
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Merseyrail top of punctuality charts

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Sam Hewitt

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29th July 2019

Merseyrail was the UK’s most punctual passenger train operator in 2018/19 with an average of 95.51% of trains running on time.
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First Heathrow Express Class 387 emerges

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2019

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 Class 57 No. 57305 Northern Princess. Currently, the sets have not been refitted internally, but this will happen over the next…
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Bombardier to fit ETCS kit on Heathrow Express ‘387s’

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2019

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 at £11million. GWR is having 12 Class 387s converted for the airport express work, with No. 387140 having already been…
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Heathrow Express

Rail chaos which ruined mourners’ journeys continues for second day

Heathrow Express Class 387s external livery revealed

Merseyrail top of punctuality charts

First Heathrow Express Class 387 emerges

Bombardier to fit ETCS kit on Heathrow Express ‘387s’

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