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Siemens Mobility’s Bogie Service Centre overhauls 500th bogie

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Lincoln’s UK Bogie Service Centre has reached a significant milestone with the completion of its 500th bogie overhaul. The...
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Revival of Scottish depot provides opportunities for the future

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Edinburgh-based railway company Assenta Rail has taken over the running of an established rail maintenance depot in Hamilton and is reviving its...
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Vale of Rheidol Railway completes new carriage store

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The Vale of Rheidol (VoR) Railway has finished construction of its new Museum collection and heritage rolling stock protection shed at its...
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TSO completes Plumstead maintenance depot

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TSO, working as part of the ATC consortium (Alstom, TSO and Costain) has completed the railway maintenance depot in Plumstead. This depot,...
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From Top Gear to Thameslink

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Sambit Banerjee took over as managing director of Siemens Mobility’s rolling stock and customer services business on 1 November 2019. Just a...
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Maintaining the 385s

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In December, ScotRail accepted into service the last of the 70 Class 385 EMUs that Abellio had ordered from Hitachi in a...
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Expansion begins at 40

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A fortieth birthday is always something to celebrate. It’s a milestone, whether it’s for a person, a company or a product. In...
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Zero Carbon? Not here! Carbon-fibre bogie frame

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During the IMechE’s Railway Challenge in 2019, the judges were hugely impressed with the composite bogie and springs demonstrated on the Poznan...
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Depot improvements at Inverness

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When Abellio secured the ScotRail franchise in 2015, it soon commenced an exciting transformation programme to improve passenger services across Scotland’s network....
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New Era at Doncaster Carr

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"You’re in the wrong place, mate." No, this wasn’t a further comment from the monotone Sat Nav voice that had moments earlier insisted on...
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Birmingham: Washwood Heath train factory demolished

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The former Alstom factory at Washwood Heath, Birmingham, where Virgin’s Pendolinos were built, has been demolished to make way for an HS2 maintenance depot.
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UGL Unipart JV wins Sydney contract extension worth AU$395m

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UGL Unipart, a 70:30 joint venture between UGL, a member of CIMIC Group, and Unipart Rail, has been awarded a two-year extension to its...
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Using Data to Improve Fleet Maintenance

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Rail Engineer has reported on the use of data analytics before (issues 136 and 148, February 2016 and February 2017) following attendance...
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Jewers Doors now fitted to Lusail depot Qatar

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Jewers Doors, the family-run business based in Bedfordshire, has just completed the supply of 30 sets of Swift-SEW automatic bi-folding doors for the new...
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Depot equipment trends

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A train maintenance engineer will be familiar with sending out a clean train with all its water tanks full, and a day or so...
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Transport for London’s new Old Oak Common Depot

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Another vital step in the opening of the Elizabeth line has taken place, but one which has not been widely publicised and to which...
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