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The British railway network consists of almost 10,300 miles of track and serves around 2500 stations. The railway infrastructure is owned and operated by Network Rail while passenger services and all but 17 stations are operated by a total of 26 privately owned train operating companies (Network Rail directly operate the remaining 17 principal stations).

In 2005/2006 there were over 1 billion passenger journeys, the largest number since 1959 and in this period Network Rail will have spent approximately £5.1 billion on the routine maintenance and upgrading of the network. Network Rail continues to spend the equivalent of £14 million every day on maintenance and upgrading of the network.

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The Class 175 ‘Coradia’ is a model of diesel multiple unit passenger train used in the United Kingdom. They were built from 1999–2001 by Alstom at Washwood Heath in Birmingham.

They were originally built for First North Western, but since then franchise reorganisations have meant the fleet has been transferred to Arriva Trains Wales who sub-hire some to First TransPennine Express.

Archive | British Rail Class 175

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Virgin Pendolino Class 390 at Camden

Photo Credit : Mike Knell at Flickr

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Most of the Thomas The Tank Engine characters are based on genuine British Rail locomotives. Thomas is based on the London, Brighton and South Coast railways E2 0-6-0 locomotive.

The tiny Scottish village of Tyndrum has two railway stations, the closest pair of stations on the network.

There are three stations where the train operator responsible for the management of the station has no services calling at that station.

There are a total of 262 million journey and fare combinations on the British railway network.

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News Is Updated Every Monday

Monday 23rd October British Transport Police are hunting for a man who has started defecating on trains across south-east England. According to police, the perpetrator smears excriment on the walls and floors of carriages. Due to the potentially serious public health risk, dozens of trains have had to be cancelled leaving thousands of commuters stranded and costing train operators £60,000 in cleaning costs.

Source : BBC News 24

If you have any information relating to the above incidents, please contact British Transport Police

Monday 16th October GNER parent US listed Sea Containers files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with the heavy financial demands placed on GNER by the franchise which total almost £1.3 billion in revenues for the Department of Transport. According to Sea Containers, there is no danger of a collapse at GNER however.

Source : LSE Finance News

Monday 16th October Eurostar reports a 9.9% increase in cross channel passenger traffic brought on by the lengthy delays at UK airpots. Eurostar also reports sales revenue increased by 21% in the last 3 months. Eurostar is owned by a consortium which includes UK train operators Virgin Group and National Express along with airline British Airways.

Source : This Is Money (Daily Mail)

Monday 16th October Network Rail in leaf busting showdown. Network operator Network Rail is preparing for the autumn leaf fall season with a top notch super soakers - hugh train hauled pressure washes which blast leaf fall from tracks. A huge program over the past couple of years has seen the number of trackside trees and bushes slashed too, so this autumn, leaves on the line might well be a thing of the past.

Source : iC Network

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