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Category: Electric

First electric-only freight train firm Varamis Rail starts moving parcels

20 January 2023 Alex Bestwick Electric, Freight, News

The UK’s first electric-only rail freight operator has started moving parcels between Scotland and the Midlands.

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Rail signal deal being investigated by competition watchdog

23 December 2022 Alex Bestwick Electric, Network, News

The UK competition watchdog has launched a more in-depth investigation into Hitachi’s proposed purchase of Thales’s rail infrastructure division after warning the deal could lead to higher prices for passengers.

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Self-charging train project gets Government funding

15 November 2022 Alex Bestwick Electric, Industrial, News, Trackside

A project developing so-called self-charging trains is among the winners of a Government funding competition to transform the future of transport.

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Network Rail expects annual energy bill to exceed £1bn for first time

2 September 2022 Alex Bestwick Electric, Industrial, Network, News

Network Rail expects its annual energy bill to exceed £1 billion for the first time.

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End of the line for direct Eurostar trains to Disneyland Paris

30 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Electric, Industrial, News, Trackside, World

Eurostar is to axe its direct train service between London and Disneyland Paris from June next year.

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Eurostar announces new boss to continue operator’s Covid recovery

22 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Electric, News, World

Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar has appointed a new chief executive as it continues its recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Book of the Week: STRATFORD DEPOT LOCOMOTIVES

1 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Diesel, Electric, Features
Stratford Depot Locomotives by Roger Rounce is this week's book of the week.

Photographer Roger Rounce’s Stratford Depot Locomotives is packed with stunning images and a must-read for rail enthusiasts.

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Nothing duff about these Co-Cos

1 August 2022 Alex Bestwick Electric, Features, Gallery, Trackside
‘Royal’ loco No. 47798 (formerly 1656), was one of a pair of Class 47s (the other was No. 47799) employed on Royal Train duties (and painted accordingly) between 1995-2004. The machine is seen at the NRM, York, on May 25, 2004 where it is now preserved.

To celebrate 60 years of British Railways’ Brush Type 4 diesel electric locos (later designated Class 47), we present a small selection of images from the Mortons Archive.

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Yorkshire’s first new electric railway in 25 years set to cut carbon and slash journey times

13 July 2022 Alex Bestwick Electric, News
Yorkshire’s first new electric railway in 25 years set to cut carbon and slash journey times

The first miles of new electric overhead wires on a mainline in Yorkshire are up.

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Tube travellers warned of severe disruption amid strike action

30 May 2022 Sam Hewitt Electric, Industrial, Metro, Network, News

Travellers in London have been warned of severe disruption to Tube services following the Jubilee weekend because of a strike by thousands of workers in a dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.

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