TransPennine Express

No go for TransPennine ‘185s’ as Class 2700s deleted

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Sam Hewitt

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28th August 2019

By Tony Miles THE Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) tender for ‘second-hand’ trains for Iarnród Éireann (IÉ) is unlikely to see the spare 22 Class 185 units moving to Ireland despite some initial support from within IÉ. The tender is being led by the Irish Government’s National Transport Authority (NTA). The rail operator…
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Green light for TransPennine Class 802s

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Sam Hewitt

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6th August 2019

THE Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has given authorisation for TransPennine Express to introduce Hitachi Class 802/2 bi-mode units. TPE has ordered 19 five-car trains, and the ORR approval covers operation in both five- and 10-car formations at 125mph, even though their design speed is 140mph. However, the ORR has said TPE has to…
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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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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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Could Class 185s be heading for Ireland?

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Sam Hewitt

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4th March 2019

The sight of Class 185 DMUs working in the Irish Republic has become a strong possibility.
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TPE’s Liverpool-Scotland service delayed

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Darren Hendley

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3rd March 2019

TransPennine Express has confirmed that it will be unable to introduce its new service between Liverpool and Glasgow as introduction of new trains, originally scheduled to begin during 2018 continues to be delayed. The new three trains a day service was initially due to begin in December 2018 before May 2019 was announced as the…
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TransPennine Express delays ‘Nova 3’ introduction to May

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd December 2018

TRANSPENNINE Express (TPE) is delaying the introduction of its ‘Nova 3’ loco-hauled sets until next May. The sets are being built by CAF in Spain and will be hauled by Class 68s sub-leased from DRS. They had been expected to be progressively introduced from the December timetable change, but acceptance testing has produced a technical…
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