Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 15

TransPennine's Mk 5A stock is currently in storage

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Move of ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5As to Chiltern edges closer

The CAF-built Mk 5A stock, compatible with Class 68s, has been in storage since TransPennine Express stopped operating it in 2023

11 Nov 2024

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Comment: Ticket pricing must evolve, against a £2.4bn annual shortfall

“It can be expected that fares will be higher for travel at peak times which relate to specific events.” - Industry Insider

Industry views 11 Nov 2024

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LSL supports Bo’ness diesel gala

Locomotive Services Limited is supporting the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway’s December 28/29 diesel gala.

diesel 8 Nov 2024

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Battery shunter at Sellafield

Clayton Industries has delivered a new CD40 fully battery-powered shunting locomotive to Sellafield Ltd in Cumbria.

sellafield 8 Nov 2024

Northern Ireland Railway's Class 201 loco No. 228 arrives at Belfast Grand Central with the 0850 from Dublin on the first day of operations at the station

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New hourly Dublin to Belfast service starts after Grand Central station opens

A new hourly 'Enterprise' service has started linking Dublin and Belfast after the opening of Grand Central station in the Northern Ireland capital

Ireland 7 Nov 2024

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Pathfinder revives Scottish weekend landcruises with Highlands trips

Two weekend landcruise charter trains to the Scottish Highlands have been announced by Pathfinder Tours.

Scotland 7 Nov 2024

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Class 08/09 shunters on the move

More ex-BR Class 08/09 shunters have been on the move.

Fleet 7 Nov 2024

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UK Railtours’ train to carol service

UK Railtours is running its annual Christmas Carol service train to Norwich on December 14, with the train top-and-tailed by two Class 37s from Europhoenix.

UK Railtours 6 Nov 2024

The EWS livery, first seen in April 1996, is rapidly disappearing from the modern railway scene. Until this month, the oldest working locomotive still in the colours (and its original paint) was 66003, which passes St Denys working the well-loaded 0920 Trafford Park-Southampton on May 8. TOM MCATEE.

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EWS livery is slowly heading for the history books as more locos are repainted

The latest DB Cargo Class 66s to be repainted are 66003 and 66106, which are now in the company’s red.

Freight 6 Nov 2024

The Glos Warks Railway has sold its three-car Class 117 DMU to the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, with the unit set to be moved to Bo’ness in the late autumn. On October 8, it stands at Broadway with a train for Cheltenham Racecourse. JACK BOSKETT.

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DMU heading for Bo’ness after SRPS acquires ‘117’

The Scottish Railway Preservation Society (SRPS) has bought three-car Class 117 diesel multiple unit L425 from the Cotswold Diesel Railcar Group.

Class 117 5 Nov 2024