Fleet - Page 4

Virgin Trains East Coast 91126 and 43319 at Peterborough on July 26. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Virgin begins £21m refurbishment of East Coast fleet

More than 400 carriages to receive refresh

24 Nov

AGA 156419 at Norwich on June 6. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Wheel damage puts AGA DMUs out of action

As this issue of RAIL went to press, trains had not run between Marks Tey and Sudbury for a week because of a shortage of available diesel multiple units.

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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Successor to EMT’s HSTs discussed

“We expect the competition for the next East Midlands long-term franchise to deliver those improvements to the rolling stock that are required" - Perry.

18 Nov

A ScotRail Class 334 at Bathgate. SCOTRAIL.

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ScotRail fits power sockets to more trains

ScotRail has fitted power sockets to the first of 40 Class 334s, as part of a £36 million upgrade.

12 Nov

A Northern Rail Class 142 at Darlington. PETER FOSTER.

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Average age of UK rolling stock highest for 14 years

The average age of the UK rolling stock fleet has risen to 20.2 years old, an increase of 0.8 years in the past 12 months and the highest for 14 years.

2 Nov

A completed Class 707 bodyshell at Siemens' Krefeld factory. SIEMENS.

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REVEALED - new Siemens trains for London take shape

First South West Trains Class 707 vehicles take shape at Siemens' German factory.

29 Oct

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Colas Rail Class 37s main line return

Two previously preserved Class 37s are due to be delivered to Barrow Hill by mid-November, ready for a return to the main line.

29 Oct

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Six shunters for HNRC

Six Class 08 shunters have been bought by Harry Needle Railroad Company

29 Oct

Gallery

A walk around Wabtec

RAIL pays a behind the scenes EXCLUSIVE visit to Wabtec Rail's Doncaster Works.

28 Oct

Gallery

Neville Hill nightshift

RICHARD CLINNICK and PAUL BIGLAND spent a nightshift at Neville Hill on December 8 2014. Here is a selection of images from the night.

28 Oct

News

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

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ScotRail’s first scenic Class 158 released into traffic

The first refurbished ‘scenic’ '158' for ScotRail was unveiled on September 1, before being released today in time for its planned use on the Borders Railway.

2 Sept

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ScotRail HST fleet plans

Details of HST deployment in Scotland revealed by ScotRail

1 Sept

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Class 158s being prepared for Scotland’s scenic journeys

First refurbished ScotRail Class 158 to be used on the Great Scenic Railway Journeys north of the border should be released into traffic in early September.

31 Aug