West Coast Main Line - Page 2

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Hitachi track monitoring trial spreads to ScotRail

Hitachi is to further develop on-train track monitoring equipment for Network Rail

19 Mar

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WCML viaducts reinforced by underwater concrete

Specialist divers are pouring underwater concrete to protect a pair of railway viaducts on the West Coast Main Line in Carlisle.

3 Sept

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Beams in place at Bletchley flyover

Network Rail used a West Coast Main Line blockade over the early May Bank Holi-day to lift 103 concrete beams into place for a new flyover at Bletchley.

18 Jun

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FIRST PICTURE: Avanti West Coast's new Hitachi trains begin to arrive in UK

56 of Avanti's 135 Hitachi vehicles to be built at Newton Aycliffe rather than assembled

3 Jul

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Avanti confirms class numbers for Hitachi train order

It's Class 805s and '807s' for Avanti West Coast

9 Jun

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Grand Central’s £21 million Blackpool fleet takes shape

Open access operator unveils first Class 90

25 Feb

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First Trenitalia to operate West Coast Partnership from December 2019

First Trenitalia replaces Virgin Trains on West Coast Main Line from December, and will be shadow operator of HS2

14 Aug

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Virgin proposes London-Liverpool open access service

Virgin Trains applies to run open access services on West Coast Main Line from 2021

11 Jun

Virgin Trains 390104 at London Euston prior to working the 2300 to Manchester Piccadilly on September 4. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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Britain's hardest working train

4 Sept

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West Coast Partnership franchise bidders named

Partnership will include operation of HS2

22 Jun

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Great Western has similar problems encountered with a West Coast upgrade -DfT

Progress on the Great Western Route Modernisation has been similar in some respects to the West Coast Route Modernisation programme says DfT.

21 Dec

Pendolinos at Manchester Piccadilly. CARL CHAMBERS.

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Preferred route of HS2 Phase 2b revealed

Government announces its preferred route for Phase 2b of High Speed 2 today (November 15).

15 Nov

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Rio heroes by rail

Rail industry joins forces to take GB's Olympic and Paralympic heroes from Manchester to Euston.

19 Oct

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Longer tunnel and new depot planned for HS2 Phase 2a

A longer tunnel south of Crewe, revised connections to the WCML and a relocated construction railhead are planned for Phase 2a of HS2).

20 Sept

Virgin Trains 390104 at London Euston. RICHARD CLINNICK.

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HS2 construction will inform West Coast Main Line capacity

Construction of Phase 1 of HS2 will allow rail industry to evaluate how capacity freed up on the southern section of the West Coast Main Line should be used.

22 Jun