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DRS 68023 waits at Norwich with the 0652 to Great Yarmouth. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Brand new Class 68s enter traffic with Anglia

Class 68s started work with Abellio Greater Anglia. They will be on hire with AGA until September 30.

11 Jul

On July 4, Direct Rail Services 68023 Achilles stands at Acle with the 0902 Norwich-Great Yarmouth training run. On the rear was 68016 Fearless. On the left is DRS 37405, which is trailing Abellio Greater Anglia’s 0917 Great Yarmouth-Norwich, led by 37422. AGA hires the ‘68s’ from DRS to cover for an unavailable Class 170. STEVE POTTER.

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Driver training starts for Anglia’s second locomotive-hauled set

Driver training using Class 68s begins ahead of their introduction into traffic on Abellio Greater Anglia passenger duties.

5 Jul

DRS 57004 at Norwich on December 5 2015. This is one of three '57s' moved to Longtown for storage. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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DRS moves stored Class 57/0s to Longtown

Three stored Class 57/0s were moved by Direct Rail Services to MoD Longtown for further storage.

8 Jun

DRS 68009 on hire to Chiltern Railways on December 30 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Brand new locomotive hauled trains for TPE

£230 million deal includes 13 Class 68-hauled CAF trains and 12 five-car CAF electric units

23 May

Organisers and staff with the 'EACH Express' charter at London Liverpool Street on April 30. AL PULFORD.

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Anglia's Class 37/4 ‘EACH Express’ raises £20,000 for charity

A charity charter train organised by Abellio Greater Anglia raised more than £20,000 for the Each Anglia Children’s Hospice (EACH) on April 30.

4 May

Direct Rail Services 37425 Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob passes Foxfield on the Cumbrian Coast on March 25, with the 0546 Barrow-in-Furness-Carlisle. ROBERT FRANCE.

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Cumbrian Coast work for Anglian-based ‘37’

Usually allocated to passenger trains in East Anglia, DRS 37425 Sir Robert McAlpine/Concrete Bob has been used recently by Northern Rail in Cumbria.

8 Apr

Direct Rail Services 37405 trails the 1057 to Norwich away from Lowestoft on November 6 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Anglia's Class 37 charity charter

Two Class 37s will visit Ely and London Liverpool Street hauling a charity charter operated by Abellio Greater Anglia on April 30.

8 Feb

DRS 37401 Mary Queen of Scots stands at Carlisle on January 16, with the 1732 from Barrow. TOM DUMELOW.

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DRS to add third set for Northern’s Cumbrian Coast

A third locomotive-hauled rake of coaching stock will be provided by Direct Rail Services to support Northern Rail’s trains on the Cumbrian Coast.

21 Jan

47828 at Great Yarmouth on November 28 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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DRS Class 47s… then there was one

Direct Rail Services stored 47828 on December 7, leaving only one Class 47 in the serviceable fleet. It is thought all will be withdrawn by the end of the year.

8 Dec

37405 stands at Norwich on November 12, having trailed the 1955 from Lowestoft.

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A day in the life of the AGA 'short set'

RICHARD CLINNICK presents a selection of images of AGA's 'Short Set' to accompany the feature in RAIL 788.

3 Dec

47805 and 47818 at Crewe Gresty Bridge on November 23 2012. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Direct Rail Services Class 47s

As Direct Rail Services reduces its fleet of Class 47s to two examples, RICHARD CLINNICK presents a selection of images of the fleet at work in recent years.

20 Nov

Direct Rail Services 57306's new nameplate. STEFANIE BROWNE.

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DRS marks 175th anniversary of HMRI

Office of Rail and Road and Direct Rail Services mark the 175th anniversary of Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate by naming a Class 57 at London Euston.

19 Nov

DRS 47805 at Norwich on June 24. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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DRS stores more ‘47s’

Only two of Direct Rail Services’ eight Class 47s remain in traffic, after two were stored at Carlisle Kingmoor.

19 Nov

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VIDEO: Class 68 unloaded at Workington

A time-lapse video shows one of the two Class 68s unloaded at Workington Docks today (October 26).

27 Oct

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DRS takes over Norwich

Five Direct Rail Services locomotives visited Norwich this afternoon (October 26). RICHARD CLINNICK captures four on camera.

26 Oct

DRS 37424 at Railway Vehicle Engineering Limited's Derby facility. RVEL.

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EXCLUSIVE Behind the scenes look at rebuilding of DRS '37/4s'

Railway Vehicle Engineering Ltd is midway through major overhauls of Class 37/4s destined for a return to the main line 15 years after they were withdrawn.

22 Oct