Eurostar is looking to expand its services between London and the Continent as it prepares to place an order for up to 50 new trains.
Category: UK
Trilink: the radical West Coast Main Line upgrade explained
Network Rail, the British government’s infrastructure management agency, has given a briefing and update on the Trilink project. The immense upgrade is quietly underway on the northern half of the West Coast Main Line. The renewal project will see capacity benefits on the northern section of the line, which will be particularly challenged by the…
Freightliner strengthens electric locomotive roster
UK operator Freightliner, part of the American Genesee and Wyoming corporation, has made a pair of locomotive purchases. They come from rival DB Cargo UK, part of the German Deutsche Bahn operation. The two biggest rail freight operators in the UK have agreed a deal that sees a pair of ‘class 90’ electric locomotives transfer…
