Derby

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Inside EMR's refurbished Class 170 as operator begins to roll out "consistent look" across its fleets

EMR shows off first of 44 units that will be refurbished over the next two-three years.

East Midlands Railway 16 Apr

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Derby to set out plans for rail campus

Details of the planned Rail Campus Derby will be revealed at an event in the city in October.

Derby 23 Aug

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Stark warning from Alstom MD on Derby manufacturing plant closure

"I have the supply chain already showing liquidations. My paint supplier has gone into insolvency," says Alstom UK and Ireland MD Nick Crossfield.

Derby Litchurch Lane 8 Jan

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EMR begins work on £35m Etches Park improvements

Work has commenced on a £35 million upgrade of East Midlands Railway’s Etches Park depot in Derby.

15 Mar

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Bombardier returns to work at Derby, Crewe and Ilford

Bombardier resumes work at three sites

15 Apr

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South Western Railway's £895 million Aventra unveiled - but entry delayed to 2020

Bombardier finally unveils the first Class 701 for SWR, but it won't enter traffic next month as planned.

19 Nov

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New Bombardier Greater Anglia trains unveiled

First of 111 new Class 720 Aventras unveiled at Derby

15 Sept

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Bombardier bi-mode Aventra could feature battery power

Bombardier reveals bi-mode Aventra for UK and export markets that could also have 'last-mile' battery technology

29 Mar

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Five more Aventras ordered for Crossrail

TfL buys more Class 345s from Bombardier

27 Mar

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Withdrawal of HSTs prompts fears of Midland Main Line stock shortfall

Grayling claims bi-modes will be delivered in 'early-2020s', yet HSTs must be withdrawn by the end of next year, leaving a shortfall of sets on MML

5 Mar

TfL Rail 345027 inside Derby Litchurch Lane on November 24. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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c2c orders ten-car Aventras in £105m deal

c2c latest to acquire Aventras as deal signed for six ten-car trains

18 Dec

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Eight Bombardier-built Class 345 Aventras accepted for TfL Rail

Fourteen Class 345s built for Crossrail so far says TfL, with eight accepted for passenger traffic.

13 Oct

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Network Rail and development partner to regenerate brownfield site in Derby

Around 3,300 permanent jobs expected to be created

13 Jul

DCRail 31452 and 56303 are stabled as Colas Rail 37099 propels a Crewe-Derby test train into Derby on May 20. PAUL ROBERTSON.

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£200m track and signalling upgrade at Derby

Network Rail plans a 79-day programme of work at Derby as part of a £200 million track and signalling upgrade in the area.

10 Jul

An artist's impression of a South West Aventra. FIRSTGROUP.

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Bombardier wins South Western Aventra contract

£895m deal designed to boost peak-time capacity

20 Jun

GWR 387136 inside Derby Litchurch Lane on August 12.

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GWR shows off the first of its new Class 387 EMUs

New electric multiple units for Great Western Railway have been unveiled, ahead of their introduction into traffic on September 5.

30 Aug

A c2c Class 387 under construction. JACK BOSKETT.

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Inside Derby Litchurch Lane

JACK BOSKETT presents a selection of images from inside Bombardier's Derby Litchurch Lane

16 Aug

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New trains for Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway unveiled its Class 387/1 fleet at Bombardier's Derby Litchurch Lane on August 12. JACK BOSKETT presents a selection of images.

16 Aug

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New trains as Abellio scoops East Anglia franchise

£1.4bn of investment for 1,043 new vehicles to replace entire fleet, 600 of which will be built by Bombardier.

10 Aug

Crossrail 345002 at Derby Litchurch Lane. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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London's newest train unveiled for Crossrail

The first Crossrail electric multiple units were unveiled by Bombardier and Transport for London at Derby Litchurch Lane on July 29.

29 Jul

Derby

Inside EMR's refurbished Class 170 as operator begins to roll out "consistent look" across its fleets

Derby to set out plans for rail campus

Stark warning from Alstom MD on Derby manufacturing plant closure

EMR begins work on £35m Etches Park improvements

Bombardier returns to work at Derby, Crewe and Ilford

South Western Railway's £895 million Aventra unveiled - but entry delayed to 2020

New Bombardier Greater Anglia trains unveiled

Bombardier bi-mode Aventra could feature battery power

Five more Aventras ordered for Crossrail

Withdrawal of HSTs prompts fears of Midland Main Line stock shortfall

c2c orders ten-car Aventras in £105m deal

Eight Bombardier-built Class 345 Aventras accepted for TfL Rail

Network Rail and development partner to regenerate brownfield site in Derby

£200m track and signalling upgrade at Derby

Bombardier wins South Western Aventra contract

GWR shows off the first of its new Class 387 EMUs

Inside Derby Litchurch Lane

New trains for Great Western Railway

New trains as Abellio scoops East Anglia franchise

London's newest train unveiled for Crossrail

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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

Derby

Inside EMR's refurbished Class 170 as operator begins to roll out "consistent look" across its fleets

Derby to set out plans for rail campus

Stark warning from Alstom MD on Derby manufacturing plant closure

EMR begins work on £35m Etches Park improvements

Bombardier returns to work at Derby, Crewe and Ilford

South Western Railway's £895 million Aventra unveiled - but entry delayed to 2020

New Bombardier Greater Anglia trains unveiled

Bombardier bi-mode Aventra could feature battery power

Five more Aventras ordered for Crossrail

Withdrawal of HSTs prompts fears of Midland Main Line stock shortfall

c2c orders ten-car Aventras in £105m deal

Eight Bombardier-built Class 345 Aventras accepted for TfL Rail

Network Rail and development partner to regenerate brownfield site in Derby

£200m track and signalling upgrade at Derby

Bombardier wins South Western Aventra contract

GWR shows off the first of its new Class 387 EMUs

Inside Derby Litchurch Lane

New trains for Great Western Railway

New trains as Abellio scoops East Anglia franchise

London's newest train unveiled for Crossrail

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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

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