An £84 million funding package to make trains in north-west England more reliable has been unveiled by the Government.
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West Coast looks forward with Avanti
Words: Ben Jones NEW trains, more services and a better customer experience are the priorities for Avanti West Coast (AWC), which replaced Virgin Trains on December 8. First-Trenitalia’s West Coast Partnership joint venture will operate
Read more‘Plain Jane’ look for ‘Pendolino’
THE end of Virgin Train West Coast franchise is just two months away, and an on-going repaint programme has led to the release of the first unbranded Class 390 ‘Pendolino’ set. The repaint work is
Read moreStrong growth for rail in city regions ‘bucks trend’
RAIL travel continues to grow rapidly in the UK’s urban centres. This increase is bucking the trend for reduced commuting that has seen car use and bus patronage fall in recent years, according to a
Read moreThe shocking state of trackside vegetation in public areas
I AM constantly depressed by the lack of vegetation control on our national network, as highlighted in your Readers’ Platform this month (RM August). On a recent visit to St Mary’s crossing near Stroud I was
Read moreCould Class 185s be heading for Ireland?
The sight of Class 185 DMUs working in the Irish Republic has become a strong possibility.
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