D-Train

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First Vivarail Island Line train delivered

First of five Class 484s delivered to Isle of Wight

23 Nov

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Vivarail targets overseas markets

Vivarail discussing deals to export D-Trains

3 Sept

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Vivarail wins five train Isle of Wight order

Vivarail to deliver five Class 484s to Isle of Wight from next year

17 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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D-Train enters passenger service

Vivarail's Class 230 enters passenger traffic on Marston Vale route

24 Apr

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Vivarail plans to build hydrogen-powered train

Vivarail to launch hydrogen-powered D-Train

4 Feb

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First West Midlands D-Train unveiled

First Class 230 for Bedford-Bletchley line is unveiled by Vivarail

23 Aug

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First D-Train with Transport for Wales in March 2019

All five Class 230s should be in traffic with Transport from Wales from May 2019.

4 Jul

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Farewell to the Welsh Pacers

How the current Welsh Pacer fleet will be replaced by the end of next year

14 Jun

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Vivarail’s D-Trains confirmed for Bedford-Bletchley

West Midlands Trains deal confirmed for Vivarail Class 230s.

1 Mar

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Vivarail offers D-Train EMUs for Wales

Vivarail developing proposals to include its modular D-Trains within the next Wales & Borders franchise.

18 Oct

230001 leaves Long Marston on June 22. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Shooter hails prospects of battery-powered variants

Vivarail Chairman Adrian Shooter welcomes comments that battery-powered trains present a viable alternative to electrification

28 Jul

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GALLERY: D-Train interiors

The interior of Vivarail's D-Train as it carries passengers for the first time on the national network.

30 Jun

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Paul claims his cab desk prize

Paul Haines, RAIL’s cab desk competition (RAIL 825), collected his prize from Vivarail at Long Marston on June 13.

14 Jun

Vivarail 230001 passes Honeybourne on June 14, with a test run to Moreton-in-Marsh. JACK BOSKETT.

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Vivarail main line testing

D-Train main line testing ahead of Rail Live passenger debut

14 Jun

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Vivarail reveals new D-Trains will be available in 2018

Vivarail confirms first two completed D-Trains will be available for delivery early next year.

17 May

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D-Train to carry passengers to Rail Live

13 Apr

230001 on trial. This has returned to Long Marston following a fire in December. JASON CROSS.

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Vivarail reveals hybrid train

Vivarail confirms that battery-powered and hybrid diesel versions of the D-Train have both entered advanced stages of development.

1 Feb

The inside of the fire-damaged genset. VIVARAIL.

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Cause of Vivarail fire “not immediately obvious”

Cause of the fire on Vivarail’s prototype D-Train during main line testing “not immediately obvious”, the company’s interim investigation concludes.

25 Jan

D-Train

First Vivarail Island Line train delivered

Vivarail targets overseas markets

Vivarail wins five train Isle of Wight order

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

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Class 230 train test

D-Train enters passenger service

Vivarail plans to build hydrogen-powered train

First West Midlands D-Train unveiled

First D-Train with Transport for Wales in March 2019

Farewell to the Welsh Pacers

Vivarail’s D-Trains confirmed for Bedford-Bletchley

Vivarail offers D-Train EMUs for Wales

Shooter hails prospects of battery-powered variants

GALLERY: D-Train interiors

Paul claims his cab desk prize

Vivarail main line testing

Vivarail reveals new D-Trains will be available in 2018

D-Train to carry passengers to Rail Live

Vivarail reveals hybrid train

Cause of Vivarail fire “not immediately obvious”

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No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

D-Train

First Vivarail Island Line train delivered

Vivarail targets overseas markets

Vivarail wins five train Isle of Wight order

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

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Class 230 train test

D-Train enters passenger service

Vivarail plans to build hydrogen-powered train

First West Midlands D-Train unveiled

First D-Train with Transport for Wales in March 2019

Farewell to the Welsh Pacers

Vivarail’s D-Trains confirmed for Bedford-Bletchley

Vivarail offers D-Train EMUs for Wales

Shooter hails prospects of battery-powered variants

GALLERY: D-Train interiors

Paul claims his cab desk prize

Vivarail main line testing

Vivarail reveals new D-Trains will be available in 2018

D-Train to carry passengers to Rail Live

Vivarail reveals hybrid train

Cause of Vivarail fire “not immediately obvious”

Most read

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains