Train builder involves user groups in designing HS2 trains
To ensure that HS2 trains HS2 meet the needs of passengers and staff, a range of customer groups have been experiencing wooden mock-ups of them..
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Driver training progresses on Welsh tri-mode trains
Driver Training is progressing well on TfW's new Tri-mode train fleet
Contract signed for HVAC overhaul of Great Western Class 165s
HVAC overhauls on the Class 165s in service with Great Western Railway will be carried out by Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems Ltd. HVAC, or Heating, Ventilation…
Chiltern Railways unveils refurbished Class 168 train
Train operator Chiltern Railways has revealed the first of its refurbished Class 168 trains.
Shortlist of leaf busting train names revealed
Network Rail is inviting the public to vote for their favourite name for one of its autumn leaf-busting trains.
Southeastern completes roll-out of City Beam trains
30 five-car class 707 ’City Beam’ trains will now service the Grove Park, Hayes, and Dartford ‘Metro’ routes
GB Railfreight to unveil new locomotive at international transport exhibition
On Wednesday, 25 September GB Railfreight will unveil its new hybrid Class 99 locomotive at the international transport exhibition InnoTrans in Berlin…
Next generation of battery train technology coming thanks to new partnership
A new battery pack is to be created thanks to a new partnership led by Hitachi Rail. The new battery pack is said to be…
Avanti West Coast train ‘Flying Scouseman’ travels over million miles
Part of the ‘hardest working fleet in the UK’, the train reached this major milestone since being named in 2017.
Hitachi rolls out its 300th train for UK railways
On 13th September, a Class 807 for Avanti West Coast built by Hitachi became the 300th train that the company has built for the UK railway network.