Articles by RAIL magazine - Page 4
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News
More Class 325s go for scrap but Royal Mail is open to selling remaining units
More Class 325 EMUs have been sent for scrap, but Royal Mail has said some of its units are for sale
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Fleet
Freightliner monitoring tests on tri-mode Class 93s as potential replacements for diesel locos
Freight operator keeping a watchful eye over testing of the tri-mode locos, two of which are in the UK while the other eight remain in Spain
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Fleet
Class 379 EMUs being readied for use on Great Northern from early 2025
All 30 units have been accepted by Govia Thameslink Railway for use on Great Northern operations out of King's Cross
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First London Northwestern Railway Class 350s taken off-lease
The first three Class 350/2s run by London Northwestern Railway have been returned to Porterbrook
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Features
Wales and Western’s route to reliability
Network Rail’s Project Brunel should improve performance on the Wales and Western Region. How have the first six months gone? Tom Edwards find out.
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Funds for Sheffield Supertram renewal - but officials 'looking at what it means'
Officials at the South Yorkshire Mayor’s office are “still looking at what the Budget announcement means for Supertram”, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves allocated money to renew the network.
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Key role of peak fares in Scottish Budget
Green MSPs have vowed to press the SNP government to reverse its decision to bring back peak rail fares.
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Fleet
First impressions of Avanti West Coast's '807' during low-key passenger debut
Avanti West Coast put its first Class 807 Evero unit into service last month, so Pip Dunn went along to get a first impression
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Features
A rail network epic exploration: Wales to London via South Coast
Part two of Paul Bigland’s All-Line Rover trip takes him on trains battered by the elements… and teenage passengers
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Class 40 Preservation Society engineer resigns - society rejects offers to buy loco
The Class 40 Preservation Society has had to temporarily suspend main line running, owing to issues with D345 and the resignation of its chief engineer.