Buisness CAF to supply 54 new trains for the Docklands Light Railway James Billington, 22 February 202423 October 2024 Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF (short for Construcciones y Auxilliar de Ferrocarriles) have been contracted out by Transport for London to supply 54 new trains which will replace the oldest fleet of trains in the Docklands. The order was originally for 33 trains, the same number of trains as the… Continue Reading
Alstom South Western’s Class 701 fleet finally enter service after four year delay James Billington, 13 January 202413 January 2024 South Western Railway’s Class 701 fleet of new Arterio have been almost 4 years late due to the pandemic apparent software issues. However though, they have finally entered service on the Tuesday 9th January, on a service from London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside, where it is scheduled to… Continue Reading
England Heuro plans Amsterdam to London high-speed services by 2028 James Billington, 7 January 2024 Dutch start-up Heuro, who describe themselves on their website as: “Europe’s next high-speed train operator”, plan to run high-speed rail services from Amsterdam to London by 2028. Heuro, just like National Express’ Evolyn is the latest entry in a series a companies spying an opportunity in Eurostar’s somewhat recent shortcomings…. Continue Reading
Greater London East Linton and Brent Cross West open James Billington, 20 December 202320 December 2023 Around last week, Britain saw the opening of it’s 2580th Train station in Brent Cross West. The new station is walking distance from Brent Cross London underground station and a second station to serve the Brent Cross shopping centre. It is in located in northwest London and the regeneration of… Continue Reading
Alstom Eurostar competitor enters the mix admin, 16 October 202316 October 2023 National Express have announced their latest venture, a cross-channel rail operator in the form of Evolyn. The brand-new operator is set to compete with Eurostar and is expected to start service from London to Paris in 2025. Unveiling its plans on October 11, Evolyn said it had ‘reached an agreement’… Continue Reading