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Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram is seeking compensation from train manufacturer Stadler following poor performance of Merseyrail's fleet of Class 777 electric multiple-units.
(Permalink) Class 777 Merseyrail Stadler  West Kirby: The new Merseyrail Class 777s were introduced onto Wirral Line services from September 2023. The process is a gradual one and on 16th September two 777s and three 507s were operating the West Kirby di ...  Southport: One of the design features of the Class 777s, which will be introduced on Merseyside, is the step and gap free access. Unfortunately the doors were closed here but the step can be seen in the extended ...  Southport: One of Merseyrails new Stadler Class 777s is seen in platform 1 at Southport whilst out on the afternoon test run from Sandhills on 28 September 2021. The units are 4 car however the inner two cars ar ... |
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The new Stadler Metro train has successfully completed its first test run on the network as part of the detailed preparations to get it ready for entering service at the end of the year.
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Stadler has started moving its workforce into the new Gosforth Metro depot as the £70m facility nears completion. The depot, which will be home to the new Tyne and Wear Metro train fleet, is almost ready to become operational, with the finishing touches being put to the building. It will be a modern new facility for Stadler staff, one that will transform Metro train care, heralding a bright future for the network.
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The first new Tyne and Wear Metro train has been captured on video being put through its paces at the Stadler test track in Switzerland. The new train, one of the first in the new £362m Metro fleet to be completed, can be seen running along a special test track.
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The first new Tyne and Wear Metro trains have been completed by Stadler and are about to enter a crucial period of testing. Nexus, the public body which owns and operates Metro, said that first two new trains were now ready to roll off the production line in Switzerland. They will now go through a rigorous process of what is known as dynamic and static testing. The trains will then be sent to a larger test track in the Czech Republic to be put through their paces, and this is when some of the Metro drivers will get their first chance to drive one. New photos from the Stadler factory show the new Metro trains show the modern new carriage interior, with all of the new seats and handrails installed, complete with the iconic Metro logo. The first new train is set to arrive in North East England before the end of the year.
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Swiss metre gauge line will run 100 vehicles with a total length of almost 2km over the Albula Line, a World Heritage site.
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GB Railfreight, leasing company Beacon Rail and Stadler have signed an agreement for the supply of 30 Class 99 six-axle electro-diesel locomotives for entry into service from 2025. The operator said they would the first electro-diesel locomotives capable of hauling heavy freight at main line speeds on the UK ...
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Stadler has unveiled the first bodyshell for the Tyne and Wear Metros new £362m train fleet, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing manufacturing process. The new Metro trains are currently being built at Stadlers factory in Switzerland. The completion of the first bodyshell paves the way for the seats and other internal features to be installed.
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Nexus today confirmed an order for four additional trains for the new Tyne and Wear Metro fleet as manufacturing by Stadler has officially began.
The new order brings to 46 the number of trains Stadler will deliver as part of a £362m programme which will transform the journey experience for Metro customers. (Permalink) Nexus Stadler Tyne and Wear Metro |
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Stadler is now responsible for servicing and maintaining the old Tyne and Wear Metro fleet in Newcastle upon Tyne and has become the employer of 120 Nexus employees as it prepares the new fleet of 42 new trains that are scheduled to enter commercial operation from 2023.
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A vibrant yellow colour scheme for Metro's £362m new train fleet can be revealed for the first time today, as Nexus launches a major public consultation on its interior design.
Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has chosen a modern and eye-catching yellow paint job with black and pale grey along the train sides, following input from passengers and employees. The new colour scheme is a nod to the Metro's iconic yellow PTE livery when the system first opened 40 years ago. The new Metro fleet, which is being built by the Swiss train manufacturer, Stadler, is set to enter service in 2023, transforming the experience for passengers and boosting reliability. (Permalink) Nexus Stadler Tyne and Wear Metro |
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Swiss firm Stadler has won a £362m contract to build a new fleet of trains for the Tyne and Wear Metro.
It had been up against Spanish firm CAF and Japanese company Hitachi, which was ruled out last year despite having a manufacturing plant in County Durham. Stadler will also be responsible for the maintenance of the 42-train fleet for up to 35 years, and will construct a new maintenance depot. Metro operator Nexus said new trains would be running by 2024 at the latest. (Permalink) Stadler Tyne and Wear Metro  St James: A Metro 4-car unit stands at the St James terminus in Newcastle city centre on 10 December 2017 ready to depart to South Shields. Informed travellers would change at the first station on its journey, ...  Tynemouth: A Metro service for South Shields leaving Tynemouth station on 12 June 2013.  Monkseaton: A Tyne & Wear Metro train for St James arrives at Monkseaton station in July 2004. |
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Swiss manufacturer Stadler has today struck a £20m deal with BAM Nuttall to construct a brand-new train depot in Kirkdale, as well as refurbishing an existing depot in Birkenhead North to bring it up to modern standards.
(Permalink) BAM Nuttall Kirkdale Stadler  Birkenhead North: A Merseyrail service heading for Liverpool calls at Birkenhead North, where a number of original station buildings are still in use. Just beyond the bridge is Birkenhead North EMU Depot, and some of t ...  Kirkdale: A view from the footbridge at Kirkdale station on 15 September 2013 looking south over Merseyrail's Kirkdale EMU depot. The depot was built on the site of Bank Hall engine shed, which closed in 1966 s ...  Kirkdale: View north over Kirkdale EMU depot, Liverpool, built on the site of the former Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank Hall shed see image [[22293]]. This is now a Merseyrail depot. |
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