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Eversholt Rail has awarded Alstom a £12m contract for the mileage-based overhaul 40 three-car Class 334 electric multiple-units which are leased by ScotRail.
(Permalink) Alstom Class 334 Eversholt Rail ScotRail  Bathgate LMD: Class 334s in the sidings on the south side of Bathgate station on 22 February.  Glasgow Central: Standing at platform 10 of Glasgow Central station is ScotRail class 334 no 334006. Photographed on 16 October 2010, the unit is the first of its class to appear in Saltire livery. See image [[21672 f ... |
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Leasing company Eversholt Rail has awarded supplier Alstom Transport UK a £124m contract to undertake the mileage-based overhaul of its fleet of 40 three-car Class 334 Juniper electric multiple-units which are operated by ScotRail.
(Permalink) Alstom Class 334 Eversholt Rail ScotRail |
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Rolling stock leasor Eversholt Rail has awarded Alstom a £36.1m contract to refurbish its 40 class 334 EMUs operated by First ScotRail on services between Glasgow and Edinburgh via Bathgate. Work is due to start in early 2015 and will take place at the Glasgow Traincare Centre in Polmadie, where components will be removed and refitted, and at Manchester Traincare Centre.
(Permalink) Alstom Class 334 Eversholt Rail Glasgow Traincare Centre Manchester Traincare Centre Polmadie ScotRail  Edinburgh Waverley: 334012 at Waverley's platform 17 with the 18.21 to Garscadden, on 31 December 2012.  Helensburgh Central: Busy scene at Helensburgh Central on 3 September, with platform 3 accommodating 320307, platform 2 is occupied by 334024 on the 1210 service to Edinburgh Waverley, while 334027 is about to depart from ...  Airdrie: An Edinburgh Waverley - Helensburgh Central train formed by 334 001 heads west from Airdrie station on the afternoon of 23 December 2010. |
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ScotRail has announced a £4m fleet refurbishment contract that will bring up to 20 jobs to Ayrshire. The FirstGroup-owned rail operator said it had reached agreement with Railway Projects Limited in Derby for a major overhaul of 40 three-carriage trains.
Much of the work on the class 334 fleet will be sub-contracted to Kilmarnock-based Brodie Engineering. (Permalink) Brodie Engineering Class 334 ScotRail  Princes Street Gardens Cutting: 334 035 and 010 head west through Princes Street Gardens shortly after leaving Waverley on 14 June 2011. In less than a year such sights have gone from unknown to commonplace.
 Glasgow Central: 334012 is the next Class 334 unit to receive the new Scotrail blue livery. Here it stands at Platform 13 of Glasgow Central, having arrived from Wemyss Bay, partially vinyled at the ends and rubbed do ... Glasgow Central: Standing at platform 10 of Glasgow Central station is ScotRail class 334 no 334006. Photographed on 16 October 2010, the unit is the first of its class to appear in Saltire livery. See image [[21672 f ... |
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The first of the ScotRail Class 334s to appear in Saltire livery was photographed at Glasgow Central on 16 November 2010.
[Photographs by Darrel Hendrie, with thanks to First ScotRail.] (Permalink) Class 334 Saltire Livery ScotRail  Glasgow Central: The first of the ScotRail class 334 units has now appeared in Saltire livery. Unit 334006 is seen approaching the platforms at Glasgow Central station on 16 November 2010. Glasgow Central: Standing at platform 10 of Glasgow Central station is ScotRail class 334 no 334006. Photographed on 16 October 2010, the unit is the first of its class to appear in Saltire livery. See image [[21672 f ... |
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The final Blue Train took up the path of the 0858 Drumgelloch to Helensburgh from Bellgrove on Monday 30 December, leaving Queen Street at 0930. Passengers returned in a new Class 334 on the 1054 ex-Helensburgh.
(Permalink) Blue Train Class 303 Class 334  Craigendoran Junction: The last Blue Train passes Craigendoran Junction on its final passenger run. |
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This timetable, commencing on the 29th of September, saw introduction of Virgin's new Cross Country pattern with 31 additional trains daily serving Scotland including an hourly East Coast service to Edinburgh with alternate trains continuing to Dundee. GNER recast its timetable to allow for the Dolphingstone speed restriction (due to mining subsidence). ScotRail starts to run Class 334s in passenger-carrying service on the North Clyde routes.
(Permalink) Class 334 Dolphingstone GNER ScotRail Virgin Cross Country |
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The meeting started on the evening of the 19th to discuss ScotRail matters and continued on the 20th. On the 19th a number of members of the public expressed their dis-satisfaction with services on the Glasgow to Ayr line which mostly refered to train capacity and difficulties during the introduction of the class 334s. On the 20th Railtrack announced re-signalling of the Forth Bridge to allow two trains on the bridge at the one time in the same direction and electrifcation of the 'Burma' road which runs from Shields Junction to Larkfield Junction.
(Permalink) Burma Road Class 334 Forth Bridge Larkfield Junction Railtrack Railtrack ScotRail Shields Junction |
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New trains for Glasgow's north bank New class 334s are due to be introduced to Glasgow's north bank. 180 drivers are to be trained. North Berwick service improvements Three class 318s are to be released for service between Edinburgh and North Berwick, this will not over all services and two diesels will be retained. Edinburgh 'Revenue Protection Scheme' A six month 'revenue protection scheme' will be introduced at Waverley and 'Greater Edinburgh'. This will involve collection of tickets at barriers and will be carried out independently from the usual train conductors. Feeder Bus Services ScotRail is planning to introduce feeder bus services within the next 6 to 9 months which will bring passengers from areas not served by trains to stations. Details have yet to be announced. Scotland Timetable The RPC commended ScotRail on it's A5 sized Scotland-wide railway timetable which is available from larger stations or by request. ScotRail commented the timetable includes all passenger services in Scotland they do not receive any financial help from other Train Operating Companies operating in Scotland in producing the timetable. Franchise renewal In 3 to 4 years the ScotRail franchise will be due for renewal rather than extension. It is expected that the next franchise will run for 20 years, while franchises in England will run for 7. (Permalink) Class 318 Class 334 RPC ScotRail |
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Vandals break into Glasgow Shields Road depot causing approximately £500,000 damage to ScotRail's electric 'blue' trains 303009, 303043, 303080, new electric 'Juniper' trains 334005, 334011, 334032 and diesel train 158729.
(Permalink) Anti-social behaviour Blue Train Class 303 Class 334 Juniper ScotRail Vandalism |
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A new standard class only Turbostar entered service with a working from Falkirk Grahamston to Glasgow Queen Street.
This train is one of two in a compensation agreement for ScotRail for late delivery of the class 334s. (Permalink) Class 170 Class 334 Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway ScotRail |
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Just after 10:00 today a train comprising two three-car class 334s ran from Glasgow Central to Gourock and back. This was the first public run of the class 334s.
I travelled on the train and here were my first impressions: - The train ride was poor between Paisley St James and Bishopton in both directions. The train rocked from side to side. - The automatic announcements became out of step with the actual stations on the return journey. - The driver's announcements were virtually in-audible. Hopefully these are temporary problems. Once ironed out these trains seem to be fast and comfortable. Seating may be at a premium at the rush hour. (Permalink) Class 334 Gourock |
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Class 334 driver training started 27 November, and in December Alstom received certification for test-running to commence in multiple. On 20 December Adtranz agreed to undertake a modifications programme to improve the reliability of ScotRail Turbostars. The ScotRail Class 158 refurbishment programme is now nearing completion at Shields, and Class 150/2s are emerging in the new ScotRail livery. The new station building at Largs came into use in mid-December.
(Permalink) Class 150 Class 158 Class 334 Driver training ScotRail |
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