Articles by Richard Clinnick - Page 164
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Network
Chiltern plans longer trains
Using Class 68s will enable Chiltern Railways to operate longer trains, the company’s managing director Rob Brighouse has told RAIL.
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Network
GEML investment worth £60bn
Investing in the ‘Golden thread’ known as the Great Eastern Main Line would be worth £60 billion to the UK economy.
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Network
Plymouth counts cost of Dawlish closure
The nine-week closure of the railway at Dawlish earlier this year cost Plymouth £37.8 million (£600,000 per day).
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Network
New platforms and signals at London Bridge
Network Rail will close parts of London Bridge for 16 days from December 20, as two new platforms are brought into use.
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Network
Hitachi's Scottish EMU construction begins in spring
Construction of the first of 70 new AT200 electric multiple units will start next Spring, after Hitachi won a deal to supply 234 EMU vehicles for ScotRail.
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Fleet
Dartmouth '25' to star at SDR gala
Class 25 D7535 will make its first trip away from its Dartmouth Steam Railway home when it stars at the South Devon Railways diesel gala on November 7-9.
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New Trains
‘New’ HSTs: head to head
Both First Great Western and GNER have launched refurbished High Speed Train sets on their routes. RICHARD CLINNICK casts a critical eye over their performance