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New Trains - Page 18

News

Hitachi unveils first UK-assembled IEP train

Transport Secretary and Ambassador of Japan see the first of 110 new IEPs come off the production line

9 Dec

News

Light at the end of the tunnel

Eurostar’s Class 373s aren’t that old - so why are most of them being replaced with new trains? RICHARD CLINNICK examines the newcomers

21 Nov

News

£600 million new train deal for Anglia

Abellio UK completed contracts to replace the entire East Anglia train fleet on October 5.

5 Oct

800101 at Exeter St Davids on October 3. TIM SQUIRES.

News

Devon debut for IEP

The first Intercity Express Programme Class 800 reached Plymouth last night on a test run.

4 Oct

News

£869 million train deal for Anglia

Angel Trains will finance 665 new Aventra vehicles for the Greater Anglia franchise, in an £869 million deal.

3 Oct

A FLIRT being delivered to Holland. HOWARD LEWSEY.

News

EXCLUSIVE: Prompt delivery of new vehicles key for East Anglia - Burles

Six brand new trains at a time will be under test on Abellio East Anglia’s network, when delivery of the new vehicles begins.

26 Sept

A driving vehicle from 385102 at Teesport. SCOTRAIL.

News

PICTURE: First brand new train for Scotland arrives in UK

The first four-car Class 385 has arrived in the UK from Japan.

22 Sept

DRS 88003 on display at Innotrans on September 20. TONY STREETER.

News

New ‘88s’ set to displace older DRS locomotives

DRS confirms it will “seek to deploy our newest assets onto as many services as possible”, which could spell the end for some of its older locomotives.

22 Sept

News

29th Class 700 delivered to UK

Ahead of planned increase in the number of '700s' in traffic with GTR, there are now 29 of the electric multiple units in the UK (from an order of 115).

21 Sept

Northern 142028. LES NIXON.

News

Faster trains for the north?

Trains running at full potential via infrastructure upgrades and full devolution by the end of the recently-awarded franchises are the aims of Rail North.

20 Sept

A driving vehicle from 385102 at Kobe Harbour. HITACHI.

News

Scotland's new trains arrive next month

The first of ScotRail's brand new electric units on order from Hitachi will be delivered to the UK in September.

30 Aug

A Class 385 driving vehicle at Kasado. HITACHI.

Gallery

PICTURES: Scotland's brand new train leaves Japan for the UK

The first ScotRail Class 385s have left Japan where they have been built by Hitachi. The first train arrives in the UK in October.

18 Aug

A c2c Class 387 under construction. JACK BOSKETT.

Gallery

Inside Derby Litchurch Lane

JACK BOSKETT presents a selection of images from inside Bombardier's Derby Litchurch Lane

16 Aug

GWR 387136 inside Derby Litchurch Lane on August 12.

Gallery

New trains for Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway unveiled its Class 387/1 fleet at Bombardier's Derby Litchurch Lane on August 12. JACK BOSKETT presents a selection of images.

16 Aug

News

New trains as Abellio scoops East Anglia franchise

£1.4bn of investment for 1,043 new vehicles to replace entire fleet, 600 of which will be built by Bombardier.

10 Aug

News

Hitachi to build nine additional bi-mode trains for GWR

Seven nine-car Class 802 AT300 bi-mode trains have been added to the Great Western Railway order with Hitachi Rail Europe.

5 Aug

DRS 88002. DIRECT RAIL SERVICES.

News

Brand new locomotive unveiled by Direct Rail Services

First complete dual-mode Class 88 for the UK unveiled by Direct Rail Services.

5 Aug

Crossrail 345002 at Derby Litchurch Lane. RICHARD CLINNICK.

News

London's newest train unveiled for Crossrail

The first Crossrail electric multiple units were unveiled by Bombardier and Transport for London at Derby Litchurch Lane on July 29.

29 Jul

A c2c Class 387 under construction. C2C.

News

FIRST PICTURES: Brand new trains for Essex and London taking shape

The first images of c2c's Class 387s under construction have been released.

5 Jul

The bodyshell of a seated coach in CAF's factory in Beasain, Spain. CALEDONIAN SLEEPER.

News

First glimpse of brand new Scottish Mk 5 sleeper coaches

Caledonian Sleeper unveils its Mk 5 Sleeper prototype.

30 Jun

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

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The New Measurement Train. COLIN G WOOD.

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