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Piccadilly Line train car at Siemens factory in Goole

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Siemens Mobility CEO: Rolling Stock Strategy needs to come quickly

The recently announced 10-year infrastructure strategy should have rolling stock at its heart according to leaders from both Siemens Mobility and Alstom.

Transport Committee 16 Jun

An artist's impression of Grand Central's Hitachi tri-mode set. ARRIVA.

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Grand Central announces Hitachi tri-mode order after securing 11-year track access extension

Open access operator announces £300m deal for Hitachi's first UK tri-mode units.

Grand Central 3 Apr

175114 at GWR's Plymouth Laira depot. GWR.

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GWR confirms Class 175s will enter service this year

All 26 operational units will be leased by the operator.

Great Western Railway 11 Mar

urophoenix 37510 Orion, with 37407 Blackpool Tower on the rear, hauls ex-Transport for Wales 175002 (between barrier 6330 and buffet car 1203) at March on November 26, as the 1103 Ely Papworth-Laira. KEITH PARTLOW.

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First Class 175s move to GWR's Laira depot - but no deal signed yet to take them on

Two Class 175 units have now been transferred from Ely to GWR's Laira depot in Plymouth

Class 175 10 Dec

803003 waits to leave Edinburgh with the 1613 to King’s Cross on a very rainy November 27 2023. PIP DUNN

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FirstGroup orders 14 Hitachi 80x units for Lumo services on Great Western and East Coast Main Lines

FirstGroup's order comes a day after acquisition of Grand Union's Paddington-Carmarthen operation is announced

FirstGroup 6 Dec

Hitachi TPE 802 Battery bi-mode on its test run. August 2024. HITACHI RAIL.

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Hitachi Rail's intercity battery trial shows better than expected results

Hitachi Rail has said that the results from its intercity battery trial are better than expected.

TransPennine Express 8 Nov

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Wolverton repairs corrosion in Class 150s

Gemini Rail at Wolverton is repairing corrosion on Northern’s fleet of Sprinter diesel multiple units, which date from the mid-1980s.

Class 150 17 Oct

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UK's first Intercity battery train hits the tracks

Main line tests have started on the nation's first intercity battery train. The class 802 bi-mode unit has seen one of its engines replaced and retrofitted with batteries, a first for the UK rail network.

Rolling stock 30 Aug

Colleagues from Alstom, Angel Trains and Avanti West Coast in front of the final refurbished Pendolino at Widnes. AVANTI WEST COAST.

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Final Pendolino completes its refurb as UK's biggest fleet upgrade finishes

Avanti West Coast's iconic Pendolino fleet is back on track, following its record-breaking £117 million refurbishment project. The last completed train rolled out of Alstom's Widnes facility on Monday, marking the successful conclusion of the UK's biggest ever fleet upgrade.

Avanti West Coast 26 Jun

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Angel Trains acquires Readypower

Angel Trains has acquired rail operated asset and infrastructure provider Readypower.

16 Feb

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Greater Anglia Class 720s in passenger service

First Class 720s finally carry passengers more than 18 months later than planned

30 Nov

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GA swaps ten-car ‘720/1s’ for more five-car ‘720/5s’

No ten-car Class 720s for Greater Anglia as order changed to 133 five-car trains

12 Oct

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RAIL’s National Rail Awards 2020 is going virtual…

For the first time ever, the National Rail Awards will be staged on a virtual platform next month, enabling more people than ever before to watch the ceremony.

10 Aug