Trains - Page 2
-
Features
How to grow off-peak leisure travel by rail
Non-commuter lines are experiencing an upswing in fortunes, but the UK lags behind mainland Europe when it comes to value for money and accessibility.
-
Features
The Class 150 Sprinter 40 years on
40 years after the first Class 150 Sprinter appeared, nearly all survive in traffic with many derivatives also in use, reports Pip Dunn in part 1 of a series.
-
Features
Railway renaissance at Washwood Heath
The site of the old Metro-Cammell factory at Washwood Heath will soon have a new railway use, housing a major HS2 train depot. Peter Plisner pays it a visit
-
Features
Train review: Lumo’s no frills ‘803’
Open access operator Lumo competes with LNER and Avanti, as well as airlines, between Edinburgh and London. Its headline low fares and modern trains are proving a hit, but are the Class 803s any good? Pip Dunn finds out for himself.
-
Features
Meteor conversion aims to make '08' a star
Pip Dunn reports on a project to provide low-cost, low-emission shunting locomotives, using the Class 08 as a starting point
-
Features
Suppliers’ uncertain wait for new trains
Challenges - and opportunities - ahead for Britain’s train builders, refurbishment specialists and their supply chains, as they await vital new orders.
-
Current Trains
FROM THE ARCHIVES: How to drive a ‘Class 37’
RICHARD CLINNICK joins Abellio drivers undergoing training on the locomotives
-
Current Trains
How the HSTs are being transformed for Scottish services
RICHARD CLINNICK investigates the work being done to modify Great Western High Speed Trains before their cascade to north of the border
-
Current Trains
Fearless returns after 15 years
RAIL looks back at the first Class 50's final years in service and its remarkable return to the main line in 2016
-
Current Trains
VTEC’s HSTs: life begins again at 40
VTEC’s £4.5 million refurbishment and overhaul of its High Speed Train fleet could be the final revamp for the workhorses as they approach 40 years’ service
