South western railway unveils its plans for continued class 701 arterio rollout

Following the introduction of the summer timetable, further Class 701 Arterio EMUs have been brought into service by South Western Railway so, that by the second week of June, up to nine sets were bei

OPEN ACCESS operator Lumo has agreed to take on five Class 222s, 222001-005, for use on a new Stirling to London service to start the new route until its new Hitachi AT300 bi-mode units are delivered.

GB RAILFREIGHT’S first two Stadler Class 99 Electro-Diesels, 99001/002, arrived in UK on June 10, when they docked at the Port of Bristol. They were then moved by lorries to the nearby Avonmouth Hanso

In light of the raft of recently cancellations by virtually all promoters, it begs the question, ‘how do we entice more people on charter trains?’ The obvious answer is a combination of price, destina

THERE HAS been a change of plan regarding wrapping Class 66s in a new livery for the new Belmond Britannic Explorer train as GB Railfreight ramps up the training for the introduction of the train, pla

…but what difference will it make to services and the passenger experience? PAUL CLIFTON canvasses the opinion of rail leaders on SWR’s past, present and future