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Excessive leaf fall causes absence of AGA DMUs
Services returning to normal after excessive leaf fall forced Abellio Greater Anglia to cancel some services and provide alternative transport for passengers.
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Plummer: new trains and carriages supporting British jobs
Rail Delivery Group’s chief executive Paul Plummer highlights how the industry is spending £9.3 billion on new trains by the end of the decade.
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Virgin begins £21m refurbishment of East Coast fleet
More than 400 carriages to receive refresh
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Wheel damage puts AGA DMUs out of action
As this issue of RAIL went to press, trains had not run between Marks Tey and Sudbury for a week because of a shortage of available diesel multiple units.
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DRS stores more ‘47s’
Only two of Direct Rail Services’ eight Class 47s remain in traffic, after two were stored at Carlisle Kingmoor.
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New power unit heralds Thunderer’s main line return
Preserved 50008 Thunderer is being prepared for an imminent return to the main line.
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Successor to EMT’s HSTs discussed
“We expect the competition for the next East Midlands long-term franchise to deliver those improvements to the rolling stock that are required" - Perry.
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ScotRail fits power sockets to more trains
ScotRail has fitted power sockets to the first of 40 Class 334s, as part of a £36 million upgrade.
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Great Western Railway HST honours last survivor of the trenches, Harry Patch
Great Western Railway names '43' Harry Patch – The last survivor of the trenches', the longest surviving soldier of the Great War.
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EMT names '158' after Eastcroft
East Midlands Trains named a Class 158 after its Nottingham Eastcroft Depot, with EMT Engineering Team Leader Derek Towle performing the honours.
