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West Midlands bids farewell to its ‘workhorse’ Class 323s
After 30 years of service, the last of the West Midlands Class 323 electric multiple units (EMUs) ran on Birmingham’s busy Cross-City Line.
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RAIB warns that lessons have not been learnt as it releases overspeeding report at Spital Junction
A recent investigation by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) into a train overspeeding incident at Spital Junction, near Peterborough, has highlighted significant safety concerns.
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Ex-Transport for Wales Class 175s heading to Great Western Railway?
The Department for Transport looks set to approve the transfer of the Angel Trains Class 175 fleet for use by Great Western Railway.
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Merseyrail offers a swansong tour for Class 507s
Merseyrail and the Branch Line Society have announced ‘The Wirral Swansong’ charter as a farewell to the Class 507 electric multiple units.
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Main line-bound Class 89 at Crewe
The sole Class 89, owned by the AC Locomotive Group (89001), was collected from the UK Rail Leasing site at Loughborough on August 15 and taken to Crewe.
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Type 5s star on charity charter
Five Type 5 freight locomotives from GB Railfreight and Cappagh starred on a Branch Line Society charter from Derby to Hove and back on August 3.
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Charity charter celebrates Drax’s 50th anniversary
A series of charter trains ran over two days on August 17/18, raising more than £30,000 for charity to commemorate 50 years of Drax Power Station.
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Something for everyone on LSL North-West charter
Locomotive Services Limited, through its InterCity brand, ran the first muti-traction tour using all preserved former BR heritage locomotives on August 10.
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Class 08s and ‘09’ on the move
Preserved 08888 has gone on hire at Wolverton Works, replacing 09009.
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Balfour Beatty starts work on new £10.5m wheel lathe facility
Balfour Beatty has commenced construction on a state-of-the-art £10.5 million wheel lathe facility in Holyhead.
