News - Page 448
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Southern starts running new five-car Class 377/7s
Five-car dual-voltage Class 377/7 electric multiple units entered traffic with Southern on June 23.
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SWT's refurbished '456s' are ready to enter traffic
Five-car dual-voltage Class 377/7 electric multiple units entered traffic with Southern on June 23.
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Osborne: build HS3 to create Northern 'powerhouse'
A third UK high-speed rail link, based on the existing Manchester-Leeds line, could help to create a ‘powerhouse’ collection of Northern cities.
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VT for Blackpool and Shrewsbury after deal extended
Virgin Trains will retain the West Coast franchise until April 2017.
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RDG sets out blueprint for cheaper railway enhancements
The railway can save hundreds of millions of pounds while delivering more and better services, according to a new report by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG).
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82% of rail passengers satisifed - NRPS
Overall satisfaction scores in the Passenger Focus Spring 2014 National Rail Passenger Survey have remained steady.
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Rail Delivery Group: Britons making more journeys by rail
Britons are making 60% more rail passenger journeys than they did 16 years ago, according to a report released by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG).
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First cascaded Class 319 arrives in North West
The first of 14 four-car Class 319 (319361) electric multiple units that are being transferred from First Capital Connect to Northern Rail arrived on June 20.
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S-Stock rolled out on London Underground's District Line
New Bombardier S-Stock trains entered service on the London Underground District Line’s Ealing Broadway branch on June 13.
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ETH generators to be examined on failed '50s'
Examination of 50031 Hood, following its failure at the Swanage Railway diesel gala on May 9-11 (RAIL 749), shows that one of the bearings may be failing.
