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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    It really isn't the first interior photo. The train was on display at Innotrans, and many photos exist over the Internet and Flickr, and they were linked to earlier in the thread. One source: https://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p192874246
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    New trains for East Midlands Franchise

    See my post here about a complete fleet replacement.
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    East Midlands franchise won by Abellio

    Yes, I thought Railway Gazette had just misread the DfT statement at first, but the Rail Minister has just very clearly called it a complete fleet replacement in the House of Commons. Good read below for the transcript...
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    SouthEastern franchise direct award through to 1 April 2020 (& franchise competition terminated)

    Thanks!
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    SouthEastern franchise direct award through to 1 April 2020 (& franchise competition terminated)

    Is anyone able to access this Telegraph article, which reports a 'freeze' on all franchise decisions?
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    Creation of class 230 DEMUs from ex-LU D78s by Vivarail

    Some new renders from a TfW press release:
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    Class 350/1 refurbishment

    Oops, just noticed this thread. Just posted some renders of the refurbishment here.
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    WMTrains livery and station branding

    Some renders of the c350 refurbishment:
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    London Northwestern Class 730s

    Interior and exterior renders here: https://twitter.com/tobythetram/status/1058485676998565888 Very, um, bold interior choice for the CAF units.
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    Abellio Greater Anglia Class 755s (Regional Trains)

    Photos of the interior (and Glasgow Subway stock) available here: https://paulbigland.zenfolio.com/p192874246 Looks great!
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    Class 710 LO

    Image of the mockup: I can't work out how to make the image smaller sorry! (from http://derwentpatterns.co.uk/our-services/)
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    Keolis Amey Wales - Future Rolling Stock

    From the above quote could go either way, but modular design and level boarding points more towards FLIRTS for the trimodes. The speech he's presumably going to read out later can be found here.
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    Keolis/Amey to take over Wales and Borders

    Details now out: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/huge-investment-running-billions-transform-14738004 for anyone still up. Biggest headline is the total fleet replacement, 95% of which are new trains with CAF getting half the order (and judging by the photo also Stadler?)...
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    Keolis Amey Wales - Future Rolling Stock

    For those trying to find the post it's here: https://twitter.com/wgcs_economy/status/1002840807450251264?s=17
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    Greater Anglia Rolling Stock Updates

    It's the new (supposedly more comfortable) seating from Kiel, it was added a while ago. Given the choice between Fainsa ironing boards or slightly narrower walkways (being 3+2 they were already pretty narrow), I know which one I'd choose!
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    Virgin Trains East Coast franchise to end 24 June 2018 and is temporarily re-nationalised

    The autocue reading is horrific.
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    Northern Class 331: Construction/Introduction Updates

    Video walkthrough available here: https://twitter.com/Clinnick1/status/958682209476599808
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    Northern Unit Refurbishments

    What happened to your ASA complaint?
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    New South Western franchise: Awarded to First/MTR

    It's fake, an April Fools joke. I first saw it on this forum. http://www.railforums.co.uk/showpost.php?p=2948187&postcount=123
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    Wabtec Awarded Contract For £60M Class 321 Refurbishment Project.

    These seats are by Quantum- the normal "ironing board" seats are by Compin-Fainsa.

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