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GWR confirms order for Class 769 ‘tri-mode’ conversions

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Sam Hewitt

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18th May 2018

Former dual-mode Class 319 EMUs fitted with diesel engines to enter service in 2019. By David Russell GREAT Western Railway has become the third train operating company to take on a fleet of Class 769 units, the former Class 319 EMUs fitted with diesel engines to enable them to operate over non-electrified lines. Unlike the…
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What a day!

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Sam Hewitt

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18th May 2018

I HAVE to start this month by thanking Pathfinder Tours, the Class 50 Alliance, Riviera Trains and GB Railfreight for a fantastic day on April 14 that saw many Rail Express readers join our ‘Cumbrian Hoovers’ tour from Birmingham to Carlisle. Locos Nos. 50049+50007 ran faultlessly throughout, perfectly matched with Riviera’s blue/grey stock, and the…
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June 2018

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Sam Hewitt

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18th May 2018

FEATURES 12 FYLDE ELECTRIFICATION Blackpool North reopens after five-month electrification and upgrade programme. 13 WHEN SATURDAY CAME… The glory days of holiday trains to Blackpool. 20 ‘HOOVERS’ CONQUER CUMBRIA Our April tour that took two ‘50s’ to Carlisle. 24 ‘50s’ at WORKINGTON The proof that they worked there in BR days. 27 A MOMENT IN…
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COLNE VALLEY ‘PACER’ RETURNS TO SERVICE

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10th May 2018

Unit No. 141108 has been repaired following a number of years out of action and it returned to passenger service at the Colne Valley Railway on March 24, where it is seen entering Castle Hedingham station. Once a contender to be sold, the unit is now expected to remain at the CVR, which operates diesel…
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Dapol expands its ‘bubble’

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6th May 2018

The manufacturer has made its spring announcements, these including a DMU in 7mm and a new ‘OO’ wagon. LATE March saw Dapol make two major announcements of new D&E era models. For 7mm modellers, this was the unveiling of the Gloucester-built Class 122 single-car DMU, this employing the same research as used for the ‘OO’…
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NORTH WALES SIGNALLING UPGRADE

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4th May 2018

Network Rail has installed new signalling between Shotton and Colwyn Bay as part of the £50 million North Wales upgrade project. The work includes replacing 96 semaphores and other older signals with 54 LED digital signals along with 106 miles of cabling and upgrading the Tyn Y Morfa level crossing to a manually controlled barrier…
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FIRST CLASS 800/2 ARRIVES

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2nd May 2018

Five-car bi-modes Nos. 800201 and 800202 became the first of the sub-class to arrive in the UK when they were unloaded at Teesport on March 20. The Hitachi units are destined for use with Virgin Trains on the East Coast Main Line from December this year, two of 10 five-car sets on order for VTEC…
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Through trains to Amsterdam begin

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28th April 2018

Eurostar has started running daily passenger services between London and the Dutch capital. A NEW era for Eurostar began on April 5, with the introduction of through services from St Pancras to Amsterdam. The honour of the first public service fell to Class 374 e320 set Nos. 4013+4014. It left London at 08.31 and reached Amsterdam in 3hrs…
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Class 40 mystery… solved!

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26th April 2018

The bizarre – and genuine – sight of No. 368 damaged in a light engine collision with classmate No. 363 on the Granton branch, Edinburgh, on August 27, 1970. The houses in the background are still there today, but the building on the left – which was part of the Chancelot Roller Flour Mills –…
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May 2018

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24th April 2018

NEWS HEADLINE NEWS New West of England franchise proposed; SVR offers chance to drive a ‘66’ and ‘73’; Cancellation of electrification review; First Class 800/2 arrives; GA’s new Brantham depot put on hold; Backing promised for new routes and stations; CAF factory milestone; New West Coast franchise to start in 2019; North Wales signalling upgrade.…
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