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Introducing the Avanti West Coast Evero – The Class 805 enters service

03/06/2024 by Kevincm

a train on the tracks

Avanti West Coast is celebrating its new timetable, and in the process, introducing its new Evero family of trains. Class 805 Evero at Penmaenmawr on the North Wales Line Six trains out of a fleet of 23 have entered service - these being the of the 5-carriage Class 805. The Evero fleet will be comprised of 10 seven-carriage electric trains (807) and 13 five-carriage … [Read more...]

Virgin Group joins the West Coast Open-Access Rail Party

23/05/2024 by Kevincm

Virgin Trains

For those who look back with rose-tinted spectacles, there was a time when Virgin Trains operated on the West Coast main line. Well, it seems they want to again - as an open-access operator. The Return of Virgin Trains? Class 390 Pendolino in Virgin Trains colours - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The group has started the process towards bringing Virgin back to the … [Read more...]

Lumo files an appilcation to run Rochdale to London services – via Manchester

17/05/2024 by Kevincm

Lumo Hitachi Class 802 Train - Image, FirstGroup

Firstgroup-owned open-access rail operator Lumo has submitted the first phase of an application for a new open-access rail service between Rochdale and London to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). Lumo operates between London and Edinburgh as an open-access operator on the East Coast Mainline. The new service calls for trains which would be electric and battery-powered, … [Read more...]

Eurostar Pledeges to power trains with 100% renewable energy by 2030

30/04/2024 by Kevincm

Eurostar trains at London St Pancras - Image, Economy Class and Beyond

Eurostar has been working in the background and has announced a goal it wishes to meet - ensuring the power its trains draw in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and the UK will run off 100% renewable energy by 2030. Channel Tunnel Eurostar Trains at St Pancras International - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. It comes as the train operator releases its first … [Read more...]

A new operator proposes a rail route between Wrexham and London

15/03/2024 by Kevincm

Wrexham General railway station 1 (Credit - El Pollock) Image, Alstom

SLC Rail and Alstom are proposing a new rail route between Wrexham and London. Let's dive in... as there are some things we need to think about. Wrexham General railway station (Credit - El Pollock) Image, Alstom The new operator will be known as the Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway (WSMR). It will provide direct connectivity to and from North Wales, Shropshire, … [Read more...]

Grand Union Trains gets the green light for Scotland to London services

07/03/2024 by Kevincm

a sign on the railway tracks

It seems a new train operator will soon be operating trains on the West Coast Main Line in the United Kingdom - with Grand Union Trains getting the green light. The start of a new service to London - Image, Office of Road and Rail. The new service will allow Grand Union Trains to start a new train service between London and the city of Stirling, from June 2025, bringing … [Read more...]

FirstGroup to submit plans to extend its Lumo rail services to Glasgow

28/02/2024 by Kevincm

Lumo Class 802 - Image, Lumo

FirstGroup continues to work on its Lumo brand and where it operates, with it requesting access to extend its services to Glasgow. Lumo Class 802 Train - Image, Lumo/FirstGroup/ The open-access train operator wishes to extend some of its London-Edinburgh trains to and from Glasgow. Having identified opportunities to extend several daily journeys to and from Glasgow … [Read more...]

Transport for London rebrands its London Overground lines

15/02/2024 by Kevincm

London Overgrounds new line names - Image, TTransport for London

The London Overground, whilst useful as a transport connection around the capital, can be confusing for some people, given the orange spiral of sometimes non-interconnected lines. Thus, it's time for a big rebrand, with the six lines of the Overground getting new names (akin to how all the London Underground lines have names). The new London Overground - Image, … [Read more...]

Greater Anglia to install tables on its Stansted Express trains

12/02/2024 by Kevincm

Greater Anglia Stansted Express Class 745/1 at Stansted Airport - Image Greater Anglia.

Tray tables are an important part of train travel - especially on those slightly longer train journeys. Greater Anglia has seemed to accept this, with a retrofit planned of tables to some of its trains. The modification will impact the Stadler Class 745/1 trains, which are primarily used on the Stansted Express trains. This will also benefit passengers on Greater … [Read more...]

Rotating train strikes this week in England

29/01/2024 by Kevincm

Rail Strike update

For those of you planning to travel by train, the ASLEF union is calling its members to go out on strike this week. Unlike most previous strikes which crippled the entire rail network in one swoop, the strikes are staggered across the train operating companies over the week. The strikes will impact train operators in England, along with the services run into Scotland … [Read more...]

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