News - Page 328
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Virgin working on routes for new trains
Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) is working on which routes to introduce its Class 800 Azuma fleet on from 2018.
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Shaw switches over to National Grid
High Speed 1 Chief Executive and author of the Shaw Report (RAIL 797) Nicola Shaw CBE takes over as Executive Director UK of National Grid later this year.
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New trains for Hull Trains
Five bi-mode trains will enter traffic with First Hull Trains from 2020.
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Crash damaged Class 66 moves to Stoke
Crash damaged Class 66 moves to EMD's Longport facility at Stoke after sale by DB Cargo UK.
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Extra trains in traffic with ScotRail
Cascaded electric multiple units enter traffic with ScotRail.
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WCML high-speed upgrade could deliver 3hr London-Scotland journey times
Three-hour London-Edinburgh/Glasgow journey times could be achieved by upgrading existing railways, according to a new report by HS2 Ltd
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Nexus ends Tyne & Wear Metro contract early
Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive Nexus is to take over the running of the Tyne & Wear Metro from April 2017.
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Virgin launches brand new train. Aims for 140mph running.
Virgin Trains East Coast launches its Class 800 at London King’s Cross on March 18, rebranding them as Azuma – which translates as ‘East’ from Japanese.
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Arriva wins London Overground concession
Arriva has won the London Overground (LO) concession and will begin operating it from November.
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Passengers supply 71% of rail industry’s income
More than 70% of the rail industry’s £13.5 billion income in 2014-2015 came from passengers. This has increased by 5%. Passengers supply £8.8bn of the funding.
