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Southern Class 455s For Scrap As of August 2022, all of the Southern Class 455s have now been scrapped. The first units moved to Newport Docks (Simms Group) on 4th May 2022, whilst the final drag took place on Tuesday 16th August 2022. The final two units were hauled by GBRf’s new class 69 locomotive, …
SWR Class 701 Aventra Delivery Notes The first South Western Railway class 701 train was delivered to Eastleigh Works on 10th June, 2020. The new “Aventra” family of electric multiple units are being built by Bombardier at Derby Litchurch Lane and will be maintained at their home depots of Wimbledon and Feltham depots (Feltham still …
The Isle Of Wight still has its 1938 London Underground Tube Stock (Class 483) in 2019, but how do they hold up 81 years later? The 1938 Tube stock was designed by Metro Cammell & Birmingham RC&W in the 1930s. During their long lives with London Underground, they worked services on the Bakerloo, Northern, …
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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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Train Cancellation Reason Codes UK The above table, lists all cancellation records listed on the Rail Record live train times website. The cancellation reason codes, which are 2 letters sent through TRUST train movement, the first letter is indicative of the cancellation type. Types of cancellation are detailed below by the bullet point list. Thereafter, …
Searching Rail Replacement Bus Times with Rail Record Live Train Times With the recent Brighton Mainline engineering work last week causing chaos for commuters including smashed rail replacement buses hit by trees, and news of upcoming closures on the Seaford branch due to resignalling, here’s how you can search rail replacement bus times on Rail …
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Guide to Network Rail Test Trains Ever wondered how Network Rail manage and maintain the thousands of miles of railway line that make up the UK rail network? Thankfully, the majority of inspections of railway lines are carried out by specialist trains called test trains, reducing the need for walked inspections. Test trains are noticeable …
PERTIS Machines: What are they and where to find them PERTIS machines, an abbreviation of PERmit to travel Ticket Issuing System, are a piece of railway history that serve very little purpose today. Introduced on the British Rail network in 1988, there are around 135 PERTIS machines* currently installed, but they are very slowly disappearing …
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