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Ramsgate Depot Open Day 2019 Southeastern Trains will be holding an open day at their Ramsgate depot on Saturday 8th June 2019. Tickets are now sold out. Ticketholders will get the chance to see some legends of the rails including an EWS class 66 and steam locomotive 35028 ‘Clan Line’. The full locomotive lineup can …
GWR – History of the Railways In 1832 it became clear that Bristol simply had to be connected to London. A group of businessmen got together and turned to one of Britain’s greatest engineers, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The go-ahead was given in 1835 and the story of the Great Western Railway began. Since then we’ve …
Class 802 Deliveries to Eastleigh Following the recent completion of deliveries of GWR Class 800 and GWR Class 802 trains, the latest 6X80 paths from Dollands Moor have been the new Transpennine Express Class 802 units. Units 802201 through to 802219 for TPE, will operate primarily on the North TransPennine Line between Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, …
GWR Announce Class 43 HST Farewell Railtour Great Western Railway have announced a farewell charity railtour for their much loved Class 43 HST high speed trains. This follows the recent news of their recent upcoming termination for their service on the Great Western Mainline. GWR class 43s are expected to continue working on local services …
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It’s Happening! First London Overground Class 710 Enters Passenger Service This Wednesday. The first class 710 is booked to enter passenger service with London Overground this week, for use on the GOBLIN line, between Barking and Upper Holloway / Gospel Oak. The paths are in for this coming Thursday 23rd May, following the recent timetable …
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Intercity 125 Departs Paddington for Last Time – 18th May 2019 Last weekend saw the last passenger service depart London Paddington to be hauled by a Great Western Railway Intercity 125 Class 43 train. Sir Kenneth Grange also joined as hundreds of enthusiasts and passengers lined the platforms at London Paddington, at around 17:30 on …
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Final GWR GWML HST Service Confirmed For 18th May 2019 Great Western Railway have confirmed that Saturday 18th May will be the final day of operations for their Intercity 125 Class 43 HST trains on the Great Western Mainline route. GWR will retain a small number of power cars for local services in west of …
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First Vivarail Class 230 Enters Passenger Service The first of the Vivarail Class 230 fleet has entered service today, Tuesday 23rd April 2019 Vivarail class 230 unit number 230004 entered service 23/04/19 on the Bedford to Bletchley Marston Vale line – the first day in passenger service for the new train class. 230004 entered service …
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First Great Northern Class 717 Enters Service Today The first Great Northern class 717 will enter full-day passenger service today. The new 6 carriage train will work services to and from Moorgate, GN advised on Twitter this morning. The new Siemens Class 717 trains are set to replace the ageing Great Northern class 313 trains. …
Brand New LNER Class 800 Azuma Train Enters Service with LNER on May 15th The first LNER Azuma Class 800 Bi Mode train will enter service on the East Coast Mainline on Wednesday 15th May 2019. The new addition to LNER’s fleet will replace the ageing class 91 trains including the Intercity Swallow Livery class …
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