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New Trains - Page 13

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Final Thameslink Class 700 completed by Siemens

All 1,140 vehicles have been completed.

9 Mar

GTR 700052 at Peterborough on March 5. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Johnson: cushions not required for new seats

"Seats normally become more comfortable over time, through use," - Rail Minister's reaction to question over seating on new trains

6 Mar

News

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Grayling claims bi-modes will be delivered in 'early-2020s', yet HSTs must be withdrawn by the end of next year, leaving a shortfall of sets on MML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 345020 arrives at London Paddington on February 23, with a test train from Maidenhead. It is one of the first nine-car Class 345s delivered, and is based at Old Oak Common for testing. EIKI SEKINE.

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More Class 345s completed ready for Crossrail duty

13 Aventras accepted for TfL Rail as first nine-car '345s' begin testing on the Great Western Main Line

5 Mar

News

Siemens plans new rail factory in Goole

Siemens could build factory at Goole

2 Mar

This was the view on February 14. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Sidings returning to use in Norwich

Sidings resurrected for Greater Anglia fleets

27 Feb

TfL train in a tunnel

News

First TfL Rail train enters Crossrail tunnel under own power

TfL Rail Class 345 enters Crossrail tunnel under own power last night

26 Feb

GTR 700050 at Peterborough on February 19, with the 0726 to London King's Cross. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

More Class 700s start Great Northern duties

New trains for Cambridge and Peterborough enter traffic

22 Feb

Vivarail 230002. BEN JONES.

News

Vivarail targets summer running for new battery unit

First battery-powered Vivarail Class 230 almost ready for main line testing

21 Feb

News

RSSB calls for ‘scientific approach’ to train seats

"More scientific approach" needed to measuring and specifying seat comfort says RSSB

21 Feb

News

First look at progress on Greater Anglia’s ‘720s’

Construction underway on first Bombardier-built Aventra for GA

21 Feb

News

Class 720s set to begin East Anglia duties in March 2019

Aventras in traffic first for Greater Anglia according to Network Rail's Strategic Business Plan

19 Feb

Network Rail 31602 Driver Dave Green stands on a Network Rail test train on the Long Marston test loop on February 5 2007. Another NR ‘31’ is on the rear. Hitachi and Bombardier have submiited plans that would use the loop and create jobs by using the site as a test facility. JACK BOSKETT.

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Plans for new UK test track at Long Marston

Plans submitted for test track at Long Marston

16 Feb

News

Off-lease fleets

What trains are due off-lease?

15 Feb

A Class 331 under construction in Zaragoza. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

Northern’s new trains set to trigger fleet rejuvenation

CAF-built Class 195s and '331s' could be just the start of a fleet revolution for Northern

13 Feb

ScotRail 385103 waits at Glasgow Queen Street before leaving with February 6’s 2107 test run to Edinburgh. It arrived on time at 2212, having stopped at six stations and been held for red signals on a schedule that included 15 minutes of pathing time. Unlike current Class 170s, the new trains have gangways between units, allowing passengers and staff through a whole train. PHILIP HAIGH.

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March debut for Class 385s?

Potential date for Class 385 passenger debut

8 Feb

Class 755 bi-mode vehicles under construction in Bussnang, Switzerland. GREATER ANGLIA.

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First new trains for Greater Anglia due this autumn

New Greater Anglia trains to arrive in the UK by November

7 Feb

News

Concerns over Crossrail testing and schedule pressures

"Increasing cost and schedule pressures" concerns for Crossrail project - TfL

7 Feb

News

From the archives: A project at the heart of the nation

RICHARD CLINNICK finds out what’s under the aluminium skin of Bombardier’s new Crossrail trains

2 Feb

Merseyrail 507017 calls at Hamilton Square, with a Chester-Liverpool Central, on September 17 2016. PAUL SENIOR.

News

From the archives: A fleet to meet Merseyside’s specific needs

Merseytravel Rolling Stock Project Director DAVID POWELL tells PAUL STEPHEN how new EMUs have been funded and how they will be developed

1 Feb

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67003 in EWS livery whilst stabled at Plymouth in August 2001. MARK PIKE.

No takers so first DB Cargo UK Class 67 goes for scrap

DB Cargo UK 2 Jun

Curzon Street station, Birmingham

HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

HS2 14 May

Artist's impression of a Class 222 in Lumo colours. LUMO.

FirstGroup explains why Class 222s were "only option" for Lumo Euston-Stirling service

6 Jun

GBRF Railfreight Construction 66793 stands at Derby, working 6M72 0322 Grain Oil Terminal Gbrf to Sinfin Sdgs, on Tuesday 12th November 2024. STEVEN DONALD.

GB Railfreight planning to repurpose at least 12 more Class 66s for heavy trainloads

GB Railfreight 22 May

DB Cargo 66181, in red livery, passes Barrow upon Soar on the Midland Main Line on September 6 2024, with the 1055 East Midlands Gateway-Felixstowe North intermodal. The unit has been identified as one of those next in line for conversion. PAUL BIGGS.

DB Cargo UK discussing transferring drivers to rival as it deals with Network Rail contract loss

DB Cargo UK 27 May

An East Midlands Railway Class 222 approaches Braybrooke on the Midland Main Line. PAUL BIGGS.

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Lumo 2 Jun

TransPennine's Mk 5A stock is currently in storage

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Chiltern Railways 14 May

67004 pulling the 0450 Edinburgh-Fort William Caledonian Sleeper at Achallader on March 30 2013. ANTHONY HICKS.

Why the Class 67s have been running on borrowed time for nearly the whole of their lives

DB Cargo UK 5 Jun

The New Measurement Train. COLIN G WOOD.

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains

Network Rail 20 May

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