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Engineers make redundant train into school classroom

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June 10, 2025
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Engineers from Northern have brought a redundant Pacer train that had been donated to a school in Northumberland back to life for the school’s pupils.

Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre Receives Rail Supply from British Steel

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May 1, 2025
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The Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire will receive rail supplies from British Steel.

First upgraded East Midlands Railway Class 170 enters service

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April 16, 2025
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The first train has entered service in East Midlands Railway’s £23 million programme to refurbish and upgrade its Class 170 fleet that operates regional services…

Hydrogen powered train set for The Greatest Gathering event in Derby

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March 6, 2025
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The UK’s first passenger-ready Hydrogen train is set to visit Alstom’s works in Derby for The Greatest Gathering.

First Class 170 returns to service as part of multi-million-pound refurbishment

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March 6, 2025
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The first unit to be completed during a multi-million pound refurbishment of CrossCountry’s Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ fleet has returned to service.

Warwickshire Rail Innovation Centre is being electrified

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February 21, 2025
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Work has started on electrifying a 3.5km length of railway at Porterbrook’s Rail Innovation Centre (RIC) at Long Marston in Warwickshire.

Freightliner turns to WH Davis for wagon repurposing

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December 20, 2024
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UK freight operating company Freightliner has engaged with specialist rail engineering company WH Davis to partner on a re-purposing project. Freightliner UK has a redundant…

New Low-Emission shunters enter service in Wales

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December 13, 2024
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Three Zephir LOK 16.300 shunters have entered service at CELSA Steel UK in Cardiff. The shunters are expected to reduce emissions by around 40% and…

Train operator set to remotely monitor trains across Yorkshire

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November 6, 2024
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Train operator Northern has revealed that it will be remotely monitoring some of its Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ trains as they travel across Yorkshire, to help identify any engine problems before the train returns to its depot.

Warwickshire primary schools to deliver Engineer Rail Programme

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October 17, 2024
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Warwickshire primary school teachers took part in a training session with engineers from Porterbrook engineers last Thursday (10 October) to help them to deliver the Primary Engineer Rail Programme for this academic year (2024/25).