Rail passengers are being given advanced notice of a huge programme of journey improving upgrades on the West Coast Main Line this Christmas and New Year. Between 24 December and 15 January, hundreds of essential projects will take place to make future journeys more reliable for passengers and freight. It’s all part of an ongoing […]
Knorr-Bremse keeps c2c Electrostar fleet running smoothly with major door overhaul
Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems has successfully completed a significant interim door overhaul for the c2c Class 357 ‘Electrostar’ fleet, securing the long-term reliability and availability of the trains that serve thousands of passengers across London and Essex every day. As the Electrostar fleet’s door systems reached a critical stage in their maintenance lifecycle, a comprehensive overhaul […]
Sir Tim Laurence and Lord Faulkner celebrate Railway200 with GWSR
All over the UK, there were celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the first successful commercial railway, the Stockton & Darlington and not least at Hopetown, that railway’s former carriage works. The GWSR was no exception in organising its own ‘Railway 200’ event, which celebrated the GWSR’s ‘Past, Present and Future’. The event, generously sponsored by the […]