News - Page 457
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Network
Borders passenger trains to start in September 2015
The first passenger trains will run on the £294 million Borders rail link on September 6 2015, almost 50 years after the last passenger journeys ended.
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Network
New stations and lines in Mersey long-term strategy
The opening or re-opening of several lines on the Merseyrail network is among proposals put forward in Merseytravel’s Long-Term Rail Strategy.
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Network
Train operators must build trust, says Passenger Focus
Train companies need to do more to gain the trust of passengers, rather than simply getting the fundamentals of basic service right.
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Fleet
FGW updates its HSTs - by paying homage to the past
First Great Western has unveiled its latest First Class HST upgrade, and it sees the Great Western Railway reborn on the main line.
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Fleet
Re-tractioned SWT '455' to be released in September
The prototype re-tractioned Class 455 unit in the South West Trains fleet is to be released in September, ahead of commissioning and formal testing.
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Fleet
Train fleets still feeling the effects of winter storms
On December 23 2013, South West Trains Desiro 450027 hit a fallen tree hard.
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Fleet
HNRC in the market for more '47s' for contract work
Class 47s are the target for Harry Needle Railroad Company, which is looking to further increase the size of its fleet as more contract work is lined up.
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Fleet
First GB Railfreight rebuilt '73/9' on test at Loughborough
The first of GB Railfreight’s rebuilt Class 73s was due to begin testing at the Great Central Railway in Loughborough as this issue of RAIL went to press.
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Network
Northern cities reveal £15billion rail plan to unite
A new 125mph trans-Pennine rail route by 2030, is in the transport strategy launched under the banner One North: A Proposition for an Interconnected North.
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Network
Electrification needs 'integrated strategy' for freight
Electrification needs “an integrated strategy”, according to GB Railfreight Managing Director John Smith.
