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TransPennine Trains Limited and Angel Trains has awarded Hitachi Rail an eight year contract to continue maintenance of 19 intercity Class 802 trains.
(Permalink) Angel Trains Class 802 Hitachi Rail TransPennine Trains

Testing of an electric multiple-unit retrofitted with hydrogen fuel cells has been completed under a project bringing together the University of St Andrews, Transport Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, Ballard Motive Solutions, Abbott Risk Consulting, ARUP, Aegis and Angel Trains.
(Permalink) ARUP Abbott Risk Consulting Aegis Angel Trains Ballard Motive Solutions Bo'ness Hydrogen Power Scottish Enterprise Transport Scotland University of St Andrews


Bo^ness TMD: DMS 64600 from 314209 on the jacks at Boness for removal of redundant equipment in preparation for the installation of the new hydrogen fuel cell package.
Douglas McPherson 18/03/2021

University of Strathclyde spin-off company Bellrock Technology is working with leasing company Angel Trains to provide a proof of value showing how its Lumen analytics software can improve rolling stock condition monitoring.
(Permalink) Angel Trains Bellrock Technology Condition monitoring. University of Strathclyde

Hitachi Rail, Angel Trains and TPE have agreed in principle to retrofit intercity battery hybrid trains in order to carry out a trial of this clean technology on the Transpennine route in 2022.
(Permalink) Angel Trains Hitachi Rail TPE Transpennine


Woodacre Crossing: Possibly because of the proposed changes to the Newcastle to Edinburgh route in May 2022, TPE Class 802 Hybrids worked a Craigentinny - Preston - Glasgow - Preston - Craigentinny test/training diagram ...
Mark Bartlett 17/08/2021


Raskelf: A TransPennine Express Hitachi 5-coach Bi-Mode Class 802 unit runs north along the down fast line, on diesel power, just after passing the former Raskelf station location, to rear of view, whilst work ...
David Pesterfield 18/04/2021


Edinburgh Waverley: A Trans Pennine Class 802 leaves Edinburgh Waverley with the 12.33 to Newcastle on 3rd August 2020.
Bill Roberton 03/08/2020

Angel Trains has partnered with Arcola Energy and its industry consortium partners to deliver Scotland's first hydrogen train.
(Permalink) Angel Trains Bo'ness Green Hydrogen

Nearly 200 High Speed Train Mk 3s and more than 20 Class 43 power cars look set to be scrapped in the coming weeks and months.
(Permalink) Angel Trains Class 43

The first two Angel Trains High Speed Train Class 43 power cars transferring from Great Western Railway to ScotRail have arrived north of the border.

Former GWR 43021 and 43132 took four Mk 3s from Doncaster to Craigentinny on September 1. They will be used for training purposes. The power cars will be retained by SR. They left four Mk 3s at Wabtec Rail, Doncaster, for refurbishment.
(Permalink) Angel Trains Class 43 GWR HST ScotRail

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