Class 222 replacements due in service next month on EMR
The first of a fleet of 33 Hitachi-built bi-mode trains which will replace the Class 222 Meridians is set to enter service next month on the Midland Main Line. The Class 810 units will be able to make use of the electrified sections north of Bedford, although full electrification of the Midland Main Line to Leicester, Derby, Nottingham and Sheffield has been paused once again.
Railways Bill: Second Reading postponedThe Second Reading of the Railways Bill does not appear on the Parliamentary calendar today, although 11 November had been announced as the date.
What else does the Railways Bill say -- and what does it leave out? Part 2The legal framework for Great British Railways has been unveiled at last in the shape of the Railways Bill, which will be debated at length during the Bill’s Second Reading in the House of Commons in due course (writes Sim Harris). But if you want to know how GBR will work in detail, this Bill won’t help you very much.
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