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McLoughlin hails Stewarts Lane star

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited Stewarts Lane depot on 30 July to view the first Southern class 377/6 to be delivered. The visit coincided with...

Class 800 Heads East

The Intercity Express Programme has made further progress this summer as Patrick McLoughlin confirmed a £1.2 billion order for a fleet of Class 800...

Desiro fleet for Thameslink

Siemens is to build a new fleet of Desiro City trains for Thameslink which reduces overall energy consumption and track wear by up to...

Trains for Crossrail to be publicly funded

In a move which has delighted supporters and staff Transport for London the Government and the Mayor of London have agreed to adopt a...

London Calling

Bombardier workers in Derby look set to receive a late Christmas present if the order for additional class 378 vehicles goes ahead. Transport for London...

Test train at Wembley

A former Silverlink 313 is being converted into a laboratory train to test European Train Control System technology prior to its roll-out on the...

Derby debut

The first vehicle of Southern’s 26 five-car class 377/6s has been completed at Bombardier’s Derby works. Static testing of the first train commences in February....

Steam Returns to London Underground

Next year marks the 150th anniversary of the London Underground and steam trips are planned to celebrate the anniversary. The first journey took place between...

Safety by leadership, delegation and motivation or training? – And why site visits are so important

Colin Wheeler Reports... Using precious time, adding little value? A lecture is to be given in Westminster next month titled “Safety and Simplicity” focussed on what...

High speed to Florence

The much-vaunted high-speed service between Milan and Naples in Italy got underway on April 28. Launched by independent operator NTV (Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori), the initial...

Cost benefit bonus for IEP

The new fleet of IEP trains to be built at Newton Aycliffe in County Durham will provide better value for money than an equivalent...

Class 071 boosts freight

The last couple of years have seen a revival of freight services in Ireland with regular container services between Ballina and Waterford and Dublin...

NIR’s Spanish trains

NIR’s 20 new CAF built railcars, the 4000 class, are now coming into service. This has allowed the older diesel electric ‘Castle’ class (or 450...

Loco naming honours Battle of Britain

One of East Coast’s record-breaking locomotives, 91110, will be named ‘Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’ on 2nd June. The RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial Flight...

Desiros increase capacity in the North

A fleet of 20 new four-car Class 350 Desiro trains will soon be boosting capacity for London Midland and First TransPennine Express. Angel Trains will...

Autumn return for A4s

Two A4 class steam locomotives are returning to Britain to take part in celebrations marking the 75th anniversary of Mallard’s world record breaking 126mph...

Blue Train wins again

The Blue Train in South Africa has been named the best luxury train in the world. The train runs 1,000 miles between Cape Town and...

Summer return for Brighton Belle

A project to restore the Brighton Belle is making progress and the iconic train could return to the metals this summer. The 5Bel Trust wants...