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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 ...
O n board the Britannic Explorer, you’ll find charm straight out of an Agatha Christie novel. Launching July 21, the newest ...
A train has been named in honour of Cyril Bleasdale, one of Britain's most influential railway figures.At a special ceremony at London Paddington, a lone piper led a poignant tribute as Great Western ...
Network Rail has signed a £500m ($678.8m) contract with British Steel to supply more than 337,000 tonnes of track over the next five years.
Formally known as the Class 701 train, the Arterios were designed for driver-only operation until Aslef insisted that guards had to be employed on them, triggering a long-running series of strikes.
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.
In 2025 Britain is marking the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. Many will be quick to celebrate the legacy of steam engines and the old red lion railway logo, but there’s one bit of Britain’s ...
Others are C2C, owned by Italian state rail operator Trenitalia, and Greater Anglia, owned by Transport UK Group. One of South Western’s Alstom-built Class 701 electric multiple unit trainsets is ...
The oldest of these units will be a preserved Class 507, recently retired from Merseyrail, which will be accompanied by an Alstom-built Pendolino as well as a pair of Class 701 and Class 720 units ...
Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has completed a £25 million upgrade of the Class 458 electric multiple unit (EMU) fleet for South Western Railway (SWR). The refurbishment has ...