GWR cancels services as Class 175 problems go on
A number of GWR stopping trains between Penzance, Plymouth and Exeter have been suspended from today, as the operator continues to struggle with the problems it has been experiencing with 26 ex-Transport for Wales Class 175 units. The Alstom-built 175s, which entered service more than two decades ago on the North Wales main line, were intended to replace GWR's short-formed ‘Castle’ class HSTs, which were becoming increasingly unreliable.
Northamptonshire MP calls for EMR to be renationalisedThe MP for Corby Lee Barron says his constituents are being 'stranded and left out of pocket' by cancelled services on East Midlands Railway, which he says should be renationalised as soon as possible. The operator has been struggling with problems on its new Class 810 Aurora fleet, and the RMT has called industrial action in protest, saying that on-board safety systems are prone to failures.
Councils step up their campaign for Eurostars at AshfordAshford Borough Council and Kent County Council have stepped up their campaign to secure international trains at Ashford by launching a survey, and almost 14,000 people have already responded. Eurostars have not called at Ebbsfleet or Ashford since 2020, but the councils say direct trains to mainland Europe are a 'top priority'.
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