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RRUK replied to the thread Stopgap options to cover for delays to introduction of Class 810 for EMR?.Well, better late than never for the stored Class 221s to be put into use.
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RRUK replied to the thread Lack of train orders in the next five years & what should be done about it.No. The Piccadilly stock is being built into next year, and a follow-on order as part of the framework agreement is likely for the...
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RRUK replied to the thread Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery.1. They will be the same - when the livery was launched, it was shown mocked-up on both a Class 80x Intercity Express Train as...
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RRUK replied to the thread Lack of train orders in the next five years & what should be done about it.The last 8 of the 10 CAF Class 897 Serenzas will be built at Newport, after the first 2 in Spain. Hitachi didn’t get that order because...
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RRUK replied to the thread Lack of train orders in the next five years & what should be done about it.Batteries could enable less pollution in stations and around urban areas. I suppose the Government are trying to hold off as long as...
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RRUK replied to the thread Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery.The only thing which we know for certain will be coming in the future are the rest of the Class 357s which are still in National Express...
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RRUK replied to the thread Lack of train orders in the next five years & what should be done about it.The Southeastern procurement process has finished in that they’ve decided who they want to award the contract to, but they’ve just...
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RRUK replied to the thread Question: Why no Chinese Rolling Stock?.Alstom still design in Derby, for example the new Adessia UK, which seems to be based on the Bombardier Aventra which they acquired from...
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RRUK replied to the thread Bridge Strike between Fenchurch Street and West Ham High Level No C2C on all lines. (24/07/26).Yes, they apparently finished replacing the Mk1 OLE in February 2024.
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RRUK replied to the thread Great British Railways - First Train in New Livery.They currently say the early 2030s, so that’s still quite a few years away.
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RRUK replied to the thread Consistent delays at Cambridge South: What improvements could be made to resolve these?.Yes - the Cambridge Biomedical Campus web-site news article says that they’ll be in 2000, 3000, and 4000 Discovery Drive. The extant...
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RRUK replied to the thread Southeastern metro fleet replacement/improvement.Alstom released a new rendering of the Adessia UK yesterday when the new Prime Minister visited them in Derby, which shows a train which...
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RRUK replied to the thread New 720s (?).I’m talking about the Adessia UK rendering on Alstom’s website which was mentioned, rather than the Class 720/730 mash-up training...
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RRUK replied to the thread New 720s (?).Yes - the floor by the doors looks slightly lower than the rest of the interior floor for level boarding, so presumably they’ve got...
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RRUK replied to the thread New 720s (?).It looks like an Aventra with a slight face-lift - the cab wind-screen looks the same to me...
