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DRS 68009 on hire to Chiltern Railways on December 30 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Brand new locomotive hauled trains for TPE

£230 million deal includes 13 Class 68-hauled CAF trains and 12 five-car CAF electric units

23 May

Class 385 body shells on their way to the UK. HITACHI.

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Five Hitachi Class 385 bodyshells heading for UK

Five Class 385 bodyshells are due to arrive in the UK this month, while in Japan the first completed ‘385’ is undergoing testing.

21 May

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Bombardier opens £12m testing facility in Derby

Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin opened a new £12 million Testing and Commissioning facility at Derby Litchurch Lane site on May 13.

17 May

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Alstom to build £19m Technology Centre in Widnes

Alstom is to build a new Technology Centre in Widnes, in a 25 million euro (£19.5m) deal.

17 May

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Great Western wires in use by September

Network Rail tells RAIL the first section of electrified track to be completed on the GWML will be between Reading and Didcot at the end of September.

11 May

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Prime Minister given the low-down on Hitachi’s ‘800s’

Prime Minister and Japanese counterpart given tour of North Pole

6 May

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Vivarail’s first rebuilt D-Train close to main line run

The first D-Train is entering the final phase of testing and approvals, ahead of running on the main line.

18 Apr

An artist's impression of First TransPennine Express AT300s at Manchester Piccadilly. FTPE.

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COVER STORY: 125mph trains ordered for TransPennine operations

Nineteen five-car bi-mode trains were ordered ahead of the new TransPennine Express franchise that started on April 1.

13 Apr

800001 approaches Marholm, near Peterborough, on April 11, with the 0836 Old Dalby-North Pole. ANDREW WRIGHT.

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Brand new express trains on East Coast Main Line

Two bi-mode Class 800s ran from Old Dalby to North Pole on April 11.

12 Apr

Northern Managing Director Alex Hynes. ARRIVA.

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EXCLUSIVE: Hynes: “This is about getting people out of their BMWs”

Northern Managing Director Alex Hynes says there are “four big things in the next 44 months” that will revolutionise the franchise.

12 Apr

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Testing on Crossrail Aventras begins ahead of 2017 service

The first Class 345 will begin testing at Bombardier’s Derby Litchurch Lane in May.

12 Apr

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17 new carriages a week as UK passenger fleet expands - report

The national passenger rolling stock fleet is expected to grow by between 51% and 99% over the next 30 years.

11 Apr

800101 at London King's Cross on March 18. JACK BOSKETT.

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Virgin working on routes for new trains

Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) is working on which routes to introduce its Class 800 Azuma fleet on from 2018.

23 Mar

800101 at London King's Cross on March 18. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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IN PICTURES: Virgin launches new Azuma Class 800.

A selection of images by RICHARD CLINNICK taken on March 18 at London King's Cross, when Virgin unveiled 800101.

23 Mar

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RAIL ARCHIVE: RAIL 791

A selection of features from RAIL issue 791 (January 6 - 19 2016)

20 Feb

GBRf 66708 Jayne hauls 66777/776/779/778/773/774/775 through Severn Beach, with the 1045 Newport Docks-Doncaster Roberts Road, the very last new Class 66 convoy. MARK PIKE.

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Brand new Class 66s delivered to Yorkshire

The final convoy of brand new Class 66s left Newport Docks for Doncaster yesterday.

16 Feb

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TPE’s Goodwin pledges new trains and more services

TransPennine Express planning a three-phase improvement to its services, with the first - a sixth hourly Manchester-Leeds service - starting in December 2017.

16 Feb

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Seven new Eurostar ‘374s’ in traffic

Seven Siemens e320 trains have been delivered to Eurostar and are now in traffic.

15 Feb

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Class 385 route introduction plans revealed

ScotRail reveals which routes brand new Class 385s will be introduced, and when.

11 Feb

387201 leads 387117 away from Harpenden on February 2. TIM EASTER.

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Class 387/2s enter traffic with GTR

On February 2, 387201 entered traffic with GTR on its Thameslink network, paired with 387117. This was the first day of revenue-earning traffic for a '387/2'.

3 Feb