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GB Railfreight in 'locomotive acquisition' talks

GBRf is discussing the possibility of purchasing locomotives with various companies, though no deal is yet in place.

10 Jul

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Risky business: train fleets in a state of flux

A flood of new trains is creating unpredictability in the UK rolling stock market. PHILIP HAIGH examines implications for the leasing companies & manufacturers

Locomotives 20 Jun

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Autonomous vehicles: a course of action

Just how far along the road is the development of driverless technology, and should the rail industry be treating it as a threat or as an opportunity?

Locomotives 1 Jan

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Fearless returns after 15 years

RAIL looks back at the first Class 50's final years in service and its remarkable return to the main line in 2016

Locomotives 30 Mar

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Class ‘66s’ ‘clickety-clicked’ for UK freight

As the final Class 66s for the UK are delivered, former EWS Chief Executive ED BURKHARDT gives RICHARD CLINNICK his views on the locomotives

Locomotives 16 Mar

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VTEC’s HSTs: life begins again at 40

VTEC’s £4.5 million refurbishment and overhaul of its High Speed Train fleet could be the final revamp for the workhorses as they approach 40 years’ service

Major projects 16 Mar

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Rise of the smart train

RICHARD CLINNICK finds out how Bombardier’s next generation of trains will reduce maintenance costs

Locomotives 3 Feb

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Mind the generation gap

Bombardier has really raised the bar with its next generation Aventra variants. But will it overshadow Bombardier’s previous generation of trains?

Locomotives 3 Feb

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Past trans-Pennine trains remembered

RAIL presents a selection of images taken during the 1970s and 1980s on the main route between Leeds and Manchester

Locomotives 6 Jan

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New trains set to transform the railway

Britain’s railways are benefiting from one of the biggest rolling stock investment programmes ever seen. RICHARD CLINNICK looks at the latest order books

Locomotives 6 Jan

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All ‘a-bird’ the Virgin Trains ‘Penguilino’

Virgin Trains made heads turn at King’s Cross when it unveiled its special Christmas wrap trains - the ‘Penguilino’ and the Claus 91’. NATALIE HORTON reports

Locomotives 23 Dec

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Spanish succession

CAF Business Development Director RICHARD GARNER tells RICHARD CLINNICK how the UK market is proving to be an attractive proposition

Locomotives 28 Oct

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“I don’t think there’s any better industry to be in”

Hitachi Rail Europe Managing Director KAREN BOSWELL interview by RICHARD CLINNICK

Locomotives 16 Sept

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A new dawn for Scots Sleepers

With a major revamp and new trains in the pipeline, Caledonian Sleeper is redefining overnight rail travel

Locomotives 16 Sept

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Getting ready for Thameslink’s new era

The first Siemens trains for Thameslink will start testing on the Brighton Main Line. What has been done to prepare some of Britain’s busiest tracks?

Locomotives 19 Aug

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Wrap artists

PAUL PRENTICE goes behind the scenes at Bounds Green depot to help vinyl a Virgin Trains East Coast Class 91

Locomotives 22 Jul

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Cumbrian comeback

Locomotive-hauled coaching stock can again be seen on the Cumbrian Coast Line. RICHARD CLINNICK reports

Locomotives 10 Jun

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A different class…

Chiltern Railways Operations and Safety Director ANDREW MUNDEN tells RICHARD CLINNICK why the operator is replacing Class 67s with new Class 68s

Locomotives 29 Apr

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How the West will win with new trains

First Great Western Engineering Director ANDY MELLORS tells RICHARD CLINNICK how services will be improved through a series of train cascades

Locomotives 15 Apr

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On track for Thameslink

RICHARD CLINNICK visits Siemens’ Krefeld factory to witness the manufacture and testing of the Class 700s bound for Thameslink commuter trains in the UK

Light rail 15 Apr