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June 2, 2021 | High-speed

Cracks halt Britain’s entire class 80X fleet

The discovery of cracking in lifting points on class 80X trains and the subsequent withdrawal of the entire Hitachi-built fleet last month is continuing to cause problems for Britain’s Great Western Railway (GWR), one of four operators impacted. Kevin Smith reveals what went wrong.

May 13, 2021 | Passenger

Out of the franchise and into the fire? British train operators ready for reform

Covid-19 spelt the end of the British franchising system for passenger operations. Kevin Smith analyses the impact of the pandemic on the sector and asks what should come next.

May 10, 2021 | Fleet

Hitachi taking “safety first approach” to returning GWR and LNER fleets to operation

Major disruption to GWR and LNER services set to continue.

May 8, 2021 | News

Hitachi class 800/801/802 IETs withdrawn from service

Cracks found in the jack point on some class 800 coaches prompted inspection of fleets used by four operators.

July 8, 2020 | Financial

“Uncertainty” over First Group’s ability to continue operating

FIRST Group has acknowledged a “material uncertainty exists” about its ability to continue trading, as plummeting passenger numbers and an inability to sell its American subsidiaries resulted in a pre-tax loss of £299.6m in its 2019-20 annual results to March 2020 published on July 8.

June 5, 2020 | Main line

Network Rail completes Great Western electrification

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has successfully electrified the Severn Tunnel, completing the truncated Great Western electrification programme and enabling direct London Paddington - Cardiff Central electric services to operate for the first time.

December 16, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Crossrail makes progress as TfL takes over London - Reading services

TRANSPORT for London’s operating division TfL Rail has begun running stopping services between London Paddington and Reading, taking over from Great Western Rail (GWR) as part of the partial launch of the new Elizabeth Line.

December 31, 2018 | Europe

Great Western electric operation extends west

BRITISH train operator Great Western Railway (GWR) extended electric train operation west from Swindon to Bristol Parkway and from Reading to Newbury on December 31 following the completion of electrification at 25kV ac by infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR).

November 14, 2018 | Financial

FirstGroup rail division records revenue growth, decline in operating profit

FIRSTGROUP’s First Rail division generated £1.2bn in revenue in the six months to September 30, up 80.7% from £677.4m in the same period in 2017. Adjusted operating profit was £29.3m compared with £31.1m in 2017, down 5.8%, while the adjusted operating margin dropped from 4.6% to 2.4%.

October 30, 2018 | Rolling stock

Hitachi delivers new intercity trains for south west England

August saw another milestone in the modernisation of the Great Western Railway fleet with the introduction of new bi-mode class 802 trains on services from London to Cornwall. Keith Barrow was on the inaugural run.

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