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Merseyrail ‘777’ carries first passengers

PHILIP SHERRATT

First of 53 new trains enters service

PHILIP SHERRATT

RMT ponders ‘best and final offer’ from RDG

DOO removed from proposals - but ticket office closures remain on the cards

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EMR may withdraw ‘180s’ in May

Four trains axed on cost grounds

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Tri-modes returned without carrying a fare-paying passenger

Tony Miles

All 19 units to be handed back

Tony Miles
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Lingfield landslip repairs start

Heavy rain caused major damage

Rail projects win levelling up funding

Cardiff, Devon and Cornwall amongst winners

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Successfully introducing new trains

Testing new trains for the Overground: Nos 710374 and 710375...

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Meeting the fleet challenge

New eight-year lease agreed: EMR’s Nos 158773/889 at Alfreton...

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Managing obsolescence

A STRATEGIC approach is needed to managing obsolescence in rolling...

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A strategy for modern and green train services

THE GREAT British Railways Transition Team is working on a strategy...

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