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Class 365s to enter traffic with ScotRail "within weeks"

Cascaded '365s' to provide extra 800 seats per hour on Edinburgh-Glasgow route until Class 385s are ready.

8 Jun

ScotRail 385004 leaving Newton Aycliffe. JAMES GARTHWAITE.

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Class 385 windscreen finally approved?

Successful tests with Class 385 paves way for potential passenger use.

29 May

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Class 385 interiors to be fitted in Italy

Four pre-series Class 385s to visit Pistoia, Italy, for interiors

1 May

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ScotRail hires in Class 365s for Glasgow-Edinburgh route

Three Class 365s leased by ScotRail, with more to follow, to cover for the late introduction of Class 385s

1 May

385011 on test at Newton Aycliffe. JAMES GARTHWAITE.

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New windscreens for Hitachi ‘385s’ to be fitted in Scotland

Class 385s to visit Springburn for windscreen modifications

18 Apr

ScotRail 385112 under construction at Newton Aycliffe. JAMES GARTHWAITE.

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ScotRail's ‘385s’ face further delay as new windscreens to be fitted

New windscreens for ScotRail Class 385s, but no date for introduction yet

9 Apr

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ScotRail to follow action points to improve performance

ScotRail to implement 20 recommendations from independent review, with the aim of lifting performance towards Transport Scotland’s 92.5% punctuality target.

4 Apr

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UPDATED: HST power cars due off-lease

The FULL list of where HST power cars are due to be used, and what '43s' will go off-lease.

28 Mar

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Withdrawal of Scottish veteran EMUs relies on stock cascades

Cascades key to Class 314 withdrawals

15 Feb

The first refurbished ScotRail HST powers cars, 43033 and 43148, pass Trowell Junction on February 13. STEVE DONALD.

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How the HSTs are being transformed for Scottish services

RICHARD CLINNICK investigates the work being done to modify Great Western High Speed Trains before their cascade to north of the border

Locomotives 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

Three-car 385010 and 385009 stand oustide Newton Aycliffe on January 17, with DB Cargo 67002 just visible in the background. The ‘67’ had arrived to collect 385015 to take to Craigentinny. No Class 385 has yet entered passenger traffic, with ScotRail stating it was working hard to get them into service. JAMES GARTHWAITE.

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First complete three-car Class 385 arrives in Scotland, but still no start date for new trains

Still no date for '385' introduction with ScotRail as first of 46 complete three-car sets arrives in Scotland

19 Jan

On December 1, former Great Western Railway 43146 and 43143 pass Washwood Heath with a St Philips Marsh-Ely stock move. The Mk 3s were moving for store (although two will move north to Inverness for training), while the power cars then went to Brush Traction, Loughborough for overhaul before starting a new career with ScotRail next year. TERRY CALLAGHAN.

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ScotRail Mk 3 refurbishment plan

First refurbished HST due in Scotland in February.

27 Dec

ScotRail 380114 and 380004 pass Park Farm with the 1200 Glasgow Queen Street High Level-Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High on December 10. STEVEN FRASER.

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Electric Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk services begin

Electric trains start running between Edinburgh Waverley and Glasgow Queen Street

12 Dec

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ScotRail unveils interiors for its new Hitachi Class 385 electric trains

Interior of first complete Class 385 unveiled by ScotRail

7 Nov

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VIDEO: New ScotRail Class 385 runs from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street

First electric train runs from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street on newly-electrified route.

2 Nov

ScotRail 385001 at Linlithgow on October 18. SCOTRAIL.

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New ScotRail Class 385 begins testing on Edinburgh-Glasgow route

First electric train reaches Linlithgow under own power.

19 Oct

385004 (left) and 385103 (right) at Newton Aycliffe on October 12. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Hitachi unveils first complete Scottish Class 385

Hitachi Rail Europe unveils first completed Class 385 for ScotRail.

13 Oct

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ScotRail punctuality at its highest for two years

ScotRail records its best performance since May 2015.

3 Oct

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May 2018 start for ScotRail HST fleet

First refurbished HSTs enter traffic with ScotRail next May. All 26 in traffic by May 2019.

15 Sept

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Class 365s to enter traffic with ScotRail "within weeks"

Class 385 windscreen finally approved?

Class 385 interiors to be fitted in Italy

ScotRail hires in Class 365s for Glasgow-Edinburgh route

New windscreens for Hitachi ‘385s’ to be fitted in Scotland

ScotRail's ‘385s’ face further delay as new windscreens to be fitted

ScotRail to follow action points to improve performance

UPDATED: HST power cars due off-lease

Withdrawal of Scottish veteran EMUs relies on stock cascades

How the HSTs are being transformed for Scottish services

March debut for Class 385s?

First complete three-car Class 385 arrives in Scotland, but still no start date for new trains

ScotRail Mk 3 refurbishment plan

Electric Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk services begin

ScotRail unveils interiors for its new Hitachi Class 385 electric trains

VIDEO: New ScotRail Class 385 runs from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street

New ScotRail Class 385 begins testing on Edinburgh-Glasgow route

Hitachi unveils first complete Scottish Class 385

ScotRail punctuality at its highest for two years

May 2018 start for ScotRail HST fleet

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

ScotRail - Page 5

Class 365s to enter traffic with ScotRail "within weeks"

Class 385 windscreen finally approved?

Class 385 interiors to be fitted in Italy

ScotRail hires in Class 365s for Glasgow-Edinburgh route

New windscreens for Hitachi ‘385s’ to be fitted in Scotland

ScotRail's ‘385s’ face further delay as new windscreens to be fitted

ScotRail to follow action points to improve performance

UPDATED: HST power cars due off-lease

Withdrawal of Scottish veteran EMUs relies on stock cascades

How the HSTs are being transformed for Scottish services

March debut for Class 385s?

First complete three-car Class 385 arrives in Scotland, but still no start date for new trains

ScotRail Mk 3 refurbishment plan

Electric Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk services begin

ScotRail unveils interiors for its new Hitachi Class 385 electric trains

VIDEO: New ScotRail Class 385 runs from Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen Street

New ScotRail Class 385 begins testing on Edinburgh-Glasgow route

Hitachi unveils first complete Scottish Class 385

ScotRail punctuality at its highest for two years

May 2018 start for ScotRail HST fleet

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

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

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

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

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

FirstGroup confirms Class 222s for Euston-Stirling Lumo route

Chiltern Railways on verge of agreeing deal to take ex-TransPennine Express Mk 5s

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

Network Rail begins process to replace rail infrastructure monitoring trains