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End of an era as Class 90s leave Greater Anglia

No main line locomotives based at Norwich for first time since the 1840s as final Class 90s leave for Freightliner

20 May

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Porterbrook: modified trains have a role to play

Porterbrook claims that maximising the service life of trains, as well as avoiding premature scrapping, helps save unnecessary carbon emissions.

6 Apr

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REVEALED: Every single heavy rail vehicle granted disability dispensation by DfT

A full round-up of more than 1,500 vehicles granted dispensation from December 31 2019 disability deadline

9 Feb

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LNER to retain Class 91s to supplement Azuma fleet

LNER to keep Class 91s beyond planned June withdrawal

6 Feb

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Future of HSTs to be decided as first vehicles sent for scrap

Trial scrapping of first HST vehicles could herald start of more disposals

6 Feb

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ScotRail's Class 314 farewell tour raises more than £4,000 for charity

ScotRail bids farewell to Class 314s while raising thousands for charity

27 Dec

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LNER's retro High Speed Train bound for storage

HST repainted into original livery for LNER farewell tour to move to Ely for storage

23 Dec

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First Northern Pacer taken for scrapping, with dozens to follow

“While Pacers have served the North well, we know that they are old, outdated and not popular with our customers" - Northern MD David Brown

5 Dec

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East Midlands Railway plans spring 2020 start for Class 170s

Turbostars to return to former haunts

28 Nov

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The next king of Scotland: Inter7City HST train test

Many redundant HSTs are finding a new lease of life north of the border, with a refurbishment programme under way. PIP DUNN went to test the new-look classics

6 Nov

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GTR Class 313s sign off in style with £10,000 charity charter

Farewell Class 313 charter raises £10,000 for GTR's chosen charities

28 Oct

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Class 745s to enter traffic soon with Greater Anglia - but there could be a Mk 3 derogation

12-car Stadler EMUs to enter traffic on Great Eastern Main Line soon, but Greater Anglia plans contingency

25 Sept

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Vivarail’s dream is close to reality

Coming soon… to a track near you? PAUL STEPHEN visits the West Midlands facility where Vivarail’s prototype D-train is being put through its final paces

17 Sept

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Class 230 train test

PIP DUNN carries out an EXCLUSIVE train test on a London Northwestern Railway Class 230

17 Sept

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Greater Anglia's new Stadler rolling stock

As Greater Anglia officially launches its new Stadler bi-modes trains today, we look back to our visit to the factory in Switzerland to see them being built

4 Sept