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Harry Needle sells Class 47s - buyer of one outlines testbed plans
Four Class 47s have been sold with one set to have a main line and industry future.
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Latest GBRf Class 69 livery pays tribute to long-lost testbed locomotive
69014 emerged in mid-March sporting a livery carried by a 1960s trial locomotive.
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SWR's Class 701s delayed again - operator admits introduction is "not going as planned"
Arterio fleet has been beset by delays with only five out of 90 in service
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DB Cargo UK withdraws and stores more Class 92s
Freight operator's already small fleet of electric locomotives has been reduced further.
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Networker cull begins as former Southeastern Class 466s go for scrap
A handful of two-car units have been taken to South Wales for scrap.
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GWR confirms Class 175s will enter service this year
All 26 operational units will be leased by the operator.
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Final batch of bitumen wagons moved from Preston Docks for storage
A total of 30 wagons are now in storage after a flow between Preston Docks and Teesside ended in late 2024.
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Separate supply chain problems hit both West Midlands Railway DMU fleets simultaneously
Operator's Class 172 and '196' fleets are affected by separate supply chain problems at the same time.
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First refurbished CrossCountry Turbostar enters service
First unit was outshopped in late February, with whole fleet due to be refurbished by 2028
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More DB Cargo UK '66s' to be fitted with ETCS after operator signs deal with Siemens Mobility
Nine Class 66s will be fitted with ETCS between July 2025 and March 2026.
Top Stories
First passenger train covers East West Rail as'196' tests also get under way
A charter train has run along EWR which is due to open to regular traffic later this year.
GWR-organised train travels along East West Rail to show HS2 mitigation plans
Chartered inspection train visits East West Rail and other sites in trip arranged by Great Western Railway.
Virgin appeals to overturn Network Rail's Liverpool path decision for Avanti
Virgin says Network Rail shouldn't have given Avanti West Coast permission to start running in long-disused paths.
