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390129 ‘Stoke-on-Trent’ Pendolino Gets New Nameplate

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June 8, 2025
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In honour of Stoke-on-Trent’s 100 years since becoming a city, Avanti West Coast has created an updated nameplate.

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…

Top discounted Easter attractions revealed by West Midlands Trains

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March 30, 2025
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West Midlands Railway list top 5 attractions to reach by rail this Easter

Steam locomotive 45212 to visit Warwickshire this Saturday

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March 6, 2025
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LMS Black 5 No. 45212 will be visiting Warwickshire this Saturday (8th March 2025) as it hauls The Stratford Flyer. Departing Manchester Piccadilly at 07:25,…

Major Disruption to Cheshire and Staffordshire trains as emergency services attend incident

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January 17, 2025
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Train operators are warning passengers of major disruption this morning as emergency services attend to an incident.

Four months disruption on Sundays for Avanti West Coast services

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January 10, 2025
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Avanti West Coast services on Sundays will be severely disrupted by strike action on Sundays until the end of May.

Emergency Storm Darragh repair work means train cancellations

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December 9, 2024
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Network Rail says ongoing emergency repair work to the overhead line equipment on the West Coast Main Line after Storm Darragh is causing disruption. In…

Classic electric locomotive to visit Blackpool this Saturday

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November 7, 2024
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A Class 86 locomotive will visit Blackpool as part of UK Railtours’ Blackpool Can Can tour. Departing London Euston at 07:13, the tour will pass…

Wagons roll from Poland to Stoke-on-Trent

Simon Walton
October 16, 2024
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DB Cargo UK and DB Cargo Polska are set to collaborate on a wagon refurbishment programme. The project is supporting operations in the UK. The…

DB Cargo Polska and DB Cargo UK collaborate on rolling stock repurposing

Simon Walton
October 15, 2024
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DB Cargo businesses in the UK and Poland are joining expertise to rework a rake of special steel-carrying wagons to serve their customer Tata Steel in South Wales.