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Nov 11, 20212 min read

More Electric Trains for Wales

Avanti West Coast is set to invest more than £100 million to replace 20 old polluting diesel trains in Wales with greener alternatives,...

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Autonomous and Zero-Emissions Freight Rail Technologies

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Nov 11, 20211 min read

Autonomous and Zero-Emissions Freight Rail Technologies

Technology company Intramotev is developing a prototype self-powered autonomous wagon, which it hopes can make rail freight more...

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Oct 25, 20212 min read

Transport for Wales signs deal to purchase Pullman Rail Limited

Transport for Wales (TfW) has signed a deal with Colas Rail UK to purchase Pullman Rail Limited. TfW, the not-for-profit organisation...

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Oct 25, 20212 min read

TFW FLIRTs with New Trains

New trains being built as part of the transformation of the Wales and Borders network have reached another key milestone as testing gets...

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Testing begins on new Transport for Wales trains

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Jul 27, 20212 min read

Testing begins on new Transport for Wales trains

New trains being built as part of the transformation of the Wales and Borders network have reached another key milestone as testing gets...

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Passenger trains converted to deliver parcels to city centres

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Jul 9, 20213 min read

Passenger trains converted to deliver parcels to city centres

High-speed parcel deliveries will soon be made by rail to satisfy a growing demand for faster freight. Network Rail and distribution firm...

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ORR to review safety and passenger impacts of Hitachi Rail Class 800 and 385 disruption

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Jun 22, 20212 min read

ORR to review safety and passenger impacts of Hitachi Rail Class 800 and 385 disruption

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has announced that it is undertaking a review to understand the lessons that the rail industry can...

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Rail improvements for Wales boost Shropshire train service

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Jun 21, 20212 min read

Rail improvements for Wales boost Shropshire train service

Transport for Wales has introduced an improved rail service between Cardiff and Holyhead with greater capacity and fully refurbished...

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Jun 1, 20212 min read

New Style of Adaptable Train Carriages

(The Go-Ahead Group) Go-Ahead’s concept carriages, which can be adjusted from ‘commuter mode’ to ‘leisure mode’, have been drawn up to...

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Jun 1, 20212 min read

Testing Continues on HybridFlex

(L-R): Richard Allan; Helen Simpson; David Eaton; Stephen McGurk The HybridFLEX battery-diesel train is currently undertaking a programme...

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Safety first’ to minimise impact on passengers of Hitachi train issue

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May 11, 20213 min read

Safety first’ to minimise impact on passengers of Hitachi train issue

Rail companies are prioritising safety as they work together to get passengers moving again on routes affected by the problems found on...

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Alstom to upgrade Porterbrook’s Class 458 fleet for South Western Railway

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May 11, 20211 min read

Alstom to upgrade Porterbrook’s Class 458 fleet for South Western Railway

Porterbrook, the UK rolling stock owner and asset manager, has announced that it has signed a £25 million contract with Alstom to upgrade...

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Apr 21, 20211 min read

£300,000 Boost for Talyllyn

The complete original Victorian train hauled by locomotive No.1 ‘Talyllyn’.Photo (David Mitchell) A project by the world’s first...

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Apr 13, 20211 min read

First Class 197 unit arrives from CAF

The first of the new Class 197 trains for TfW’s Marches, Mid & North Wales services (197001) left the CAF factory in Newport, South...

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New 'Aventra' Train Pays a Visit to Redditch as it Builds Up the Miles

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Mar 26, 20211 min read

New 'Aventra' Train Pays a Visit to Redditch as it Builds Up the Miles

THE new West Midlands Railway Class 730 ‘Aventra’ EMU No. 730002 made its debut run down the branch to Alvechurch and Redditch on the...

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Mar 25, 20212 min read

UK’s First Ever Hydrogen Transport Hub

The UK’s first-ever hydrogen transport hub is one step closer to becoming a reality, with the unveiling of an official ‘masterplan’ and...

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Mar 25, 20213 min read

Zero-Emission Plan for Scotland

The ScotRail Service Scotland’s ambitious plans to transform its railways to a zero emissions network by 2035 is helping to push forward...

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Mar 25, 20211 min read

Catenary-Free Tram for Jiaxing

Jiaxing, one of the most populated cities in China’s Zhejiang province, has announced a new tram network, which will be run by Keolis’...

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Mar 24, 20212 min read

“Swift” Express Freight Train

An innovative new Express Freight train which will provide a cost-effective and low carbon solution for transporting parcels around the...

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Mar 5, 20214 min read

Hitachi Rail Starts Welding Brand New British Trains as Investment in Factory Reaches £110 million

A watershed moment has been reached for train building in the North East as Hitachi Rail starts welding new passenger trains at its...

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