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Former ‘Wessex Electrics’ are put in store, but could they see further use on their old stamping ground with the next South West Trains franchise? As of late November, more than half of the Class 442 fleet had been moved to the Potter Group site at Ely for secure storage pending future use. One set…

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Western Champion will retrace the steps of 1977’s ‘Western Tribute’ farewell tour. February 26, 1977 is a date that will strike a chord for many enthusiasts, particularly those with a fondness for the hydraulics. It was on that day that Nos. D1013 Western Ranger and D1023 Western Fusilier (with its unique ‘domino’ headcode) double-headed the…

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An art installation has been unveiled at Piccadilly Circus station as a memorial to London Transport’s first chief executive Frank Pick, who commissioned much of the Underground that we recognise today. The memorial – which was unveiled on November 7, the 75th anniversary of his death – consists of eight words entitled ‘Beauty < Immortality’…

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Whoever wins the next Wales and Borders franchise will be a key part of developing an integrated transport system around Cardiff and Newport, as Robin Whitlock reports. In November 2015, Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones said of the proposed South Wales Metro: “It is an ambitious project linking people and jobs across South Wales in a…

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Freightliner’s new depot in Crewe played host to the first of the Project Railway Honour namings on Armistice Day. The historic links between the railways and the military were strengthened further on November 11 when Freightliner named one of its Class 66s in honour of the 20,000 railwaymen that lost their lives in the First World…

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Chiltern Railways began driver training into Oxford ahead of extending its Marylebone services from Oxford Parkway to the city’s main station from December 12. Its first train over the upgraded line was at 06.58 on November 21 for the first of 126 drivers needing to be passed out on the route. The Oxford to Marylebone…

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