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HST - Page 5

The scene at Plymouth on April 3, after Great Western Railway 150219 and classmate 150249, working the 1339 Penzance-Exeter St Davids hit the rear of the 1542 Plymouth-London Paddington, damaging both the ‘150’ and GWR 43160 Sir Moir Lockhead in platform 6. ANTONY CHRISTIE.

News

18 hurt in Plymouth station crash

Eighteen passengers were injured in a low-speed collision between two Great Western Railway (GWR) trains at Plymouth station on April 3,.

4 Apr

First Great Wester 43092 and 43188 at London Paddington on September 26 2014. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Great Western Railway celebrates 40 years of HST - new livery planned.

Bristol St Philips Marsh depot opens its doors on May 2 to celebrate 40 years of the High Speed Train (HST).

23 Mar

ScotRail Alliance Managing Director Phil Verster (left) and Scottish Transport Minister Derek Mackay at Milngavie on December 21. SCOTRAIL.

News

ScotRail reveals £475m plan to upgrade train fleet

A £475 million improvement programme for ScotRail’s train fleet was unveiled on December 21.

22 Dec

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

News

Virgin begins £21m refurbishment of East Coast fleet

More than 400 carriages to receive refresh

24 Nov

News

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

The specially designed livery on 43172. GWR.

News

Great Western Railway HST honours last survivor of the trenches, Harry Patch

Great Western Railway names '43' Harry Patch – The last survivor of the trenches', the longest surviving soldier of the Great War.

7 Nov

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

Virgin Trains East Coast 43238 in its new advertising livery.

News

Virgin Trains HST livery celebrates National Railway Museum

Virgin Trains East Coast teams up with the National Railway Museum today, September 23,to celebrate four decades of the first national museum outside London

23 Sept

News

ScotRail HST fleet plans

Details of HST deployment in Scotland revealed by ScotRail

1 Sept

News

VIDEO: Painting the trains red

Virgin Trains East Coast applies new vinyls as part of its fleet rebranding.

17 Aug

Class 800 series five-car IEP

News

Hitachi Rail Europe named as FirstGroup preferred supplier for AT300s

New trains to be delivered subject to DfT approval.

23 Mar

Gallery

Neville Hill depot visit

RICHARD CLINNICK pays a visit to Neville Hill depot overnight on December 8/9.

9 Dec

Feature

Keeping calm… and carrying on

RICHARD CLINNICK visits Laira depot to discover how rolling stock is maintained despite the Dawlish Sea Wall collapse

Locomotives 19 Apr

Gallery

London from the air (part 2)

RAIL 739 featured a series of exclusive pictures of central London railway locations from the air. We present a further selection of images

22 Jan

Feature

Reading reborn

Nowhere on the UK railway network is undergoing such a massive transformation as Reading. PAUL BIGLAND visits the station

Stations 22 Jan

Feature

"We do not tolerate failures here"

East Coast's HST fleet is recording best ever reliability. RICHARD CLINNICK visits Craigentinny depot to find out how

Locomotives 27 Jul

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