Economy Class & Beyond

Grand Central Railway and Hull Trains suspend services again

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With the National lockdown in effect in England, the open-access rail operators are again shutting down their services. Both Grand Central Railway and Hull Trains have suspended their services. Grand Central operates services from London Kings Cross to Sunderland and Bradford Interchange, whilst Hull Trains operates services from London Kings Cross to Hull … [Read more...]

Heathrow Express bids farewell to the Class 332, Hello Class 387

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Heathrow Express has stood down its stalwart Class 332 trains that it uses to connect London Paddington to the Heathrow Terminals. Farewell, old expensive friend. The trains were introduced in 1997, built by Siemens and CAF, initially operating "Heathrow FastTrain" to Heathrow Junction in January 1998 and then operating the full "Heathrow Express" service later in June … [Read more...]

Southern and Gatwick Express trains to get updates

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If you live in the area operated by Southern, Gatwick Express or Great Northern trains, there may be some good news ahead as the Govia Thameslink Railway is planning to update its fleet of trains. Southern Class 377 at Clapham Junction - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The upgrade will be completed on two classes of trains: Class 377 trains, which are used by … [Read more...]

Eurostar to skip calling at stations in Kent

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It seems the fall in demand in travel has forced Eurostar's hand, with the UK - Europe train operator suspending stopping services in Kent. Eurostar Trains at St Pancras International - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Both Ebbsfleet International (serving North Kent, Essex and the M25 area) and Ashford International (serving South Kent) will not be served by Eurostar … [Read more...]

Avanti West Coast introduces at-seat ordering for onboard catering

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Avanti West Coast is to launch a new service onboard their trains - where they can have food and drink delivered to their seat.  At seat ordering with Avanti West Coast - Image, Avanti West Coast The train company is to trial at-seat ordering on selected Pendolino trains. Currently, First Class have always had at-seat catering service, this will enable customers in … [Read more...]

Enter the Arterio – The name for South Western Railways new commuter trains

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Commuter trains are by their nature, well... how can I put this nicely? Boring as heck. They're designed to get you from one station to another station, normally crammed to gills (well, not so much at the moment), without any niceties. However, it seems that South Western Railway is trying to inject a little excitement in its new fleet of Class 701 trains - naming them … [Read more...]

Eurostar confirms return journeys from Amsterdam to start in October

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There's one Eurostar service that is... a little odd - many due to immigration rules and it's the London to Amsterdam route. Whilst passengers can travel from London to Amsterdam, passengers could not travel from Amsterdam to London, without first taking a Thalys and clearing immigration in Brussels. Well, things will change on the 26th of October, with Eurostar being … [Read more...]

One of the shortest UK Mainline Railway lines gets set for a major upgrade

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The UK is dotted with railway tracks and railways, some long, spanning from one of the country to the other, whilst some are a little shorter. Today, we're going to focus on a shorter railway lines - The Island Line, which operates on the Isle Of Wight. Island Line Class 483 - Image, South Western Railway The Island Line operates from Ryde Pier Head (at the north of … [Read more...]

Swiss launches Airtrain link between Zurich and Genva

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Swiss International Air Lines is continuing to boost its Air-Rail links - with the announcement of a third service between Zurich and Geneva. Swiss International Airlines Airbus A340-300 - Image,Economy Class and Beyond The new service will offer ten trains a day with Swiss flight numbers attached to them. It will operate between Geneva’s Cornavin central station and … [Read more...]

Club Eurostar makes changes (and you’re not going to like them…)

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Club Eurostar has announced some changes for those who travel aboard Eurostar. And whilst one of them maybe positive, the other will not be. Eurostar trains at London St Pancras - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The positive: Status extensionsLet's start with the positive - where Club Eurostar will offer five-month status extensions. These should be loaded in your Club … [Read more...]