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HST cascade plan for ScotRail

The planned HST power car cascade from Great Western Railway to ScotRail

9 Sept

ScotRail 158869 stands at Tweedbank on November 25 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Carlisle councillors back Borders re-opening plans

Campaigners and councillors join forces to back Borders plans

5 Sept

Class 385s in Hitachi Rail Europe's Newton Aycliffe facility. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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New trains for Scotland being tested in Germany

Class 385s move to Germany for tests

4 Sept

43132 leads the first HST to transfer from Great Western Railway to ScotRail, through Colton near York, on September 1. RON COVER.

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First HST for ScotRail arrives in Scotland

First two of 54 power cars move to ScotRail

1 Sept

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ScotRail salutes performance figures

ScotRail the best-performing large train operator in the UK, following the release of Public Performance Measure (PPM) figures in August.

31 Aug

Seven Intercity Express Programme trains and a Class 385 EMU at Newton Aycliffe on August 6. JAMES GARTHWAITE.

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PICTURE: UK's fleet grows at Newton Aycliffe

Almost 7,000 new vehicles on order for UK market

22 Aug

Great Western Railway 43021 David Austin - Cartoonist leads the 1132 Paignton-London Paddington through Wick, Somerset, on May 26. ANTONY CHRISTIE.

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First GWR High Speed Train off-lease this month

GWR sends first ScotRail-bound HST off-lease at the end of August.

22 Aug

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Discounts for Scottish rail passengers

ScotRail passengers will receive £3 million worth of discounted travel this summer.

1 Feb

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Northern MD Hynes to replace Verster at ScotRail Alliance

Hynes moves north to Scotland as Verster moves to East West

23 Jan

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Verster to leave ScotRail for East West Rail

ScotRail Alliance Managing Director to take up his new post in the spring

20 Jan

ScotRail 385102 inside Glasgow Shields Road on December 11. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Testing begins, with Class 385s due in traffic next September

Commissioning of the Class 385s for passenger service begins in July, and they enter traffic in September.

21 Dec

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“Landmark day” as Scotland welcomes first new Class 385

The first Hitachi Rail Europe Class 385 for ScotRail was unveiled at Glasgow Shields Road on December 11

12 Dec

GWR 43002 Sir Kenneth Grange arrives at Par. CRAIG MUNDAY.

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Could HST cascade be delayed?

Cascaded HSTs are still expected to enter traffic with ScotRail from spring 2018, despite concerns over GWML electrification.

26 Oct

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Brodie-owned DMU enters traffic with ScotRail

Brodie returns a Class 156 to traffic after it was badly damaged by floods. It's first '156' owned by a company other than Porterbrook or Angel Trains.

25 Oct

A driving vehicle from 385102 at Teesport. SCOTRAIL.

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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

ScotRail 158741 heads out from Bowshank Tunnel on August 10, with the 0753 Edinburgh Waverley-Tweedbank. PHIL METCALFE.

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Train failures and crew shortages hit Borders operation

Reliability problems with ScotRail Class 158s and shortages of traincrew combine to hit performance on the Edinburgh-Tweedbank Borders Railway.

30 Aug

A driving vehicle from 385102 at Kobe Harbour. HITACHI.

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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.

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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

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Verster hits out at RMT over Scottish strikes campaign

ScotRail Managing Director says the RMT is “trying to cynically rope ScotRail into a national campaign” over the extension of driver control of train doors.

28 Jun