Dry ice will be blasted onto railway lines across northern England in a trial aimed at removing leaves more efficiently than current methods.
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Tag: Northern Rail
Expansion work at Leeds station this weekend
Platform 0 is expected to come into use in 2021.
Read moreNew canopy for Dore and Totley after long campaign
A NEW canopy is now in use at the station in the south-west suburbs of Sheffield. This follows a long campaign by the Friends of Dore and Totley Station. Dore and Totley is served by
Read moreMP’s electrification call as Northern marks Class 195s switch on Windermere branch
By Tony Miles EVERY Northern service to and from Windermere is now operated by new Class 195 units, with the transition being marked at Windermere station on August 21. Services to Windermere and Barrow-in-Furness became
Read moreNorthern choose Doncaster and Preston for ‘195’ and ‘331’ launches
NORTHERN Rail’s Class 195 DMU and Class 331 EMU were due to be launched on June 26 and June 28, at Preston and Doncaster, respectively. CAF is building 58 Class 195 (25 two- and 33
Read moreManchester and Liverpool mayors call for termination of Northern Rail
Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram are calling for Northern Rail to be stripped of its franchise, accusing it of “consistently failing”.
Read moreIs it a bus? Is it a train? It’s a supertram!
John Heaton FCILT takes a look at Britain’s first tram-train operation in Sheffield.
Read moreClass 333 refurbishment unveiled by Northern
NORTHERN has begun a refresh and refurbishment programme on its fleet of 16 Class 333 EMUs.
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
Read moreDays numbered for Cumbrian coast loco haulage
THE Class 37 loco-hauled diagram on the Cumbrian coast is scheduled to end by January 25. DRS provides the locos, driver and rolling stock for the trains. The two daily Northern Rail diagrams was reduced
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