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The British royal train will be decommissioned in 2027 after decades of service, with a farewell tour planned before it’s ...
Per the Telegraph, Queen Elizabeth saved the royal train from extinction in 2017, but after her 2022 death, the Royal Household began investigating whether it was worth keeping it in operation. The ...
Positive Traction US (PTUS) LLC’s British affiliate, Positive Traction Ltd., has converted a former British Rail Class 08 switcher from diesel-electric to 100% battery-electric propulsion, with ...
The sandwiches may have been soggy but British Rail’s branding was sharp.
Reactivated Class 379 train (c) GTR The introduction of the recently acquired fleet of Class 379s will also provide sufficient capacity to release a number of existing Class 387 Great Northern trains ...
Each train is the First in Class (FiC) for their respective fleets – the Class 387 is part of the Electrostar family of commuter units widely used in South East England, and the Class 66 is Britain’s ...
The Class 730s will begin carrying passengers between Wolverhampton and Walsall from Monday evening and can carry 546 people, compared to 387 on the existing trains.
The Class 387 is the first unit in the UK to utilise the newest generation of Alstom’s ETCS Onboard signalling product, known as ATLAS 3. We are delighted to successfully complete the fitment and ...
Govia Thameslink Railway’s (GTR’s) first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar train has now completed static testing of its retrofitted European Train Control Signalling (ETCS) in-cab signalling ...
Train enthusiasts lined the trackside to celebrate the departure of one of the country's oldest trains from Southern's fleet.
Govia Thameslink Railway’s first Class 387/1 Great Northern Electrostar train has been retrofitted with the European Train Control System (ETCS) in-cab signalling as part of the East Coast Digital ...
British rail workers kicked off the new year with a week-long strike on Tuesday, disrupting the return to work for millions of commuters in the latest bout of industrial action to hit the country.