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GWR
February 11, 2024
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Fleet
British fast-charging battery train starts trial runs
The two-car train has started test running on the national network ahead of regular non-passenger operation later this spring.
February 17, 2023
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Fleet
Great Western Railway purchases Vivarail assets
Rolling stock and intellectual property acquired to secure battery trials.
May 4, 2022
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Fleet
Modifications required for class 80X fleet to combat cracking
Cracks discovered in Britain’s Hitachi-built inter-city fleet in May 2021 prompted a review by the Office of Rail and Road into what happened. As Richard Clinnick reports, a long-term repair programme will now commence to rectify the issue.
January 24, 2022
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Fleet
FirstGroup issues tender for bi-mode locomotives
The new locomotives would replace traction at two operators.
November 17, 2021
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Infrastructure
Passenger trains return to British line after almost 50 years
Daily services will operate on the Okehampton route following £40m reopening project.
November 10, 2021
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Fleet
British Hitachi tri-mode trains to begin trials next year
GWR and TPE class 802s to be retro-fitted with a battery replacing a diesel engine.
August 20, 2021
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Main line
British government issues new contract notices for two main line operators
West Coast Partnership deal would include the start of HS2 operations.
June 2, 2021
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High-speed
Cracks halt Britain’s entire class 80X fleet
The discovery of cracking in lifting points on class 80X trains and the subsequent withdrawal of the entire Hitachi-built fleet last month is continuing to cause problems for Britain’s Great Western Railway (GWR), one of four operators impacted. Kevin Smith reveals what went wrong.
May 13, 2021
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Passenger
Out of the franchise and into the fire? British train operators ready for reform
Covid-19 spelt the end of the British franchising system for passenger operations. Kevin Smith analyses the impact of the pandemic on the sector and asks what should come next.
May 10, 2021
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Fleet
Hitachi taking “safety first approach” to returning GWR and LNER fleets to operation
Major disruption to GWR and LNER services set to continue.
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