Articles by Richard Clinnick - Page 110
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Network
Lift work closes Lambeth North
Lambeth North Tube station will close on July 13 and re-open in February 2017.
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Fleet
Great Northern Class 700s to operate from next year
Class 700s will begin running on the Great Northern network from next year.
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Fleet
New Govia Thameslink Railway trains to be Class 717s
The 25 six-car electric multiple units to be built by Siemens for Govia Thameslink Railway have been designated Class 717s.
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Network
Great Western Railway orders new electric trains
Brand new Class 387s will be delivered to Great Western Railway this year, joining a fleet of eight four-car ‘387s’ that were ordered last March.
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Fleet
DRS moves stored Class 57/0s to Longtown
Three stored Class 57/0s were moved by Direct Rail Services to MoD Longtown for further storage.
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Network
COVER STORY: European rail freight comparison
In 2014, UK had the fourth highest volume of freight moved by rail (22.1 billion net tonne kilometres).
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Network
COVER STORY: Coal’s decline the primary cause of freight’s troubles
The biggest reason for a slump in Q4 rail figures was coal. The amount moved (0.46 billion ntkm) was the lowest in any quarter since 1998-99.
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Network
COVER STORY: Rail freight volumes at their lowest since mid-1980s
The amount of freight carried on the national rail network is at its lowest since the time of the miners’ strike of 1984-85.
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Opinion
RAIL 802: Freight’s moment of truth
RAIL 802: Freight’s moment of truth - A sector in crisis as it strives to cope with coal’s decline
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Network
Northern introduces business regions
Northern creates four business regions, and appoints four regional directors to run these areas.