Archive for category: Rolling Stock and Components

Transforming 460s

Britain’s railways are attracting more passengers than ever before, despite…

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Reshelling a 455

Guy Fawkes’ Day, 5 November 2010, and the 15:05 South West Trains service…

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CAF trams for Midland Metro Expansion Project

It is now approximately a year since Balfour Beatty won the contract from Centro…

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Concepts sought for the future of train technology

Within the rail industry and among its customers, there is broad recognition…

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Vehicle testing on the GCR

This article is not a historical reminiscence, although the writer is old enough…

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Trams to New Street

Next month will see the opening of the new section of concourse at Birmingham…

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A new lease of life

The sheer cost of buying a new fleet of trains is enormous, and in these times…

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Track inspection at 125mph

For those in the signalling or rolling stock professions, it is all too easy…

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Russian Railways back in Berlin

With its vast collection, finding your way around the British Museum is difficult….

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Bombardier TRAXX DE ME – Four is better than one

Britain has largely forgotten that locomotives can usefully pull passenger trains….

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