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Practice & Performance: ScotRail progress

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Sam Hewitt

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5th July 2019

Scotland’s railways are undergoing a transformation. John Heaton FCILT assesses the performance of ScotRail’s new traction.
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Fleet Focus: Britain’s new trains

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2019

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

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2019

After almost 44 years of sterling service, the InterCity 125 – which transformed long-distance travel for British Rail – has ended its association with London Paddington.
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‘Azumas’ in service – LNER outlines service changes

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2019

MAY 15 was an historic day for state-backed train operator LNER, which introduced the new Hitachi Class 800 ‘Azuma’ on its first revenue-earning service from London King’s Cross to Leeds and Hull. The previous day, LNER invited the railway press and other stakeholders on a trip to Peterborough to sample the train (see also feature…
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First Group’s open access plans move forward

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd April 2019

FIRST GROUP’S aspiration to run open access services on the East Coast Main Line from Edinburgh to London took a big step forward when an order for five Hitachi AT300 trains was confirmed. The services will begin in autumn 2021. The Class 802 electric-only trains will be worth £100million and are being financed by Beacon…
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Daylight testing for TransPennine Express’s new train fleets

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Sam Hewitt

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27th March 2019

TESTING of three types of new trains for the TransPennine Express franchise are being stepped up, with the new ‘Nova 1’ (Class 802) and ‘Nova 2’ (Class 397) now being seen making daylight runs. Nova is the train name adopted by TPE for its new fleet. The 125mph Class 397 ‘Civity’ EMU has been built…
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Tube deal gives green light to Goole factory for Siemens

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Sam Hewitt

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19th December 2018

SIEMENS has been confirmed as the winning bidder for the £1.5billion contract to build a new fleet of Underground trains, which means the proposed factory in Goole can now go ahead. Siemens was awarded the contract in June, but it was put on hold following a legal challenge by rivals Bombardier, Hitachi and Alstom. That…
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Siemens to build fleet of Underground trains

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Sam Hewitt

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11th December 2018

Siemens was awarded the contract in June, but it was put on hold following a legal challenge by Bombardier, Hitachi and Alstom.
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Railways mark the Armistice centenary

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Sam Hewitt

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5th December 2018

TRAIN operators, Network Rail and many others held events in the lead-up to the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War and Remembrance Day on November 11. Some trains were specially named, notably GWR, with its unveiling of IET No. 800306 giving the names of all 2,545 men who worked for the GWR…
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Temporary grounding for ScotRail Class 385s

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd December 2018

THE introduction of ScotRail’s new Class 385 fleet was temporarily stopped after a driver reported a braking issue. It was the second such issue for the fleet and comes on top of electrification delays, software problems and windscreen issues that have dogged the upgrading of Scotland’s trains and services. In the first incident, believed to…
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