When National Express Group took over Central Trains in 1997, the company started to dispose of its last 1960s 'slam door' trains. By 2000, two years ahead of the Government's deadline, the trains were out of service. Central Trains have taken delivery of 30 brand-new 100mph Class 350 Desiro units for use on the West Coast Mainline between Birmingham and Northampton/Liverpool. The additions are part of a £100 million investment by the SRA to improve comfort, convenience, speed and accessibility. For all the improvements, Central's fleet (with its charter airline legroom and facilities) is ...

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Central Trains, Central Trains - Fleet, Central Trains - Diesel Fleet, Central Trains - Electric Fleet, Central Trains - Network, Central Trains - Future

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Centro and the WMPTA do not actually run passenger services, which are run by private companies, but are responsible for: Subsidising some bus, train and metro services which are considered socially necessary but would not otherwise be commercially viable; Providing bus stops, shelters, timetables and passenger information services; Operating twelve major bus stations throughout the West Midlands; Managing the funding and administration of concessionary fares for the elderly and disabled etc. Centro al ...

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West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive - Functions, West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive - History

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Warwick (pronounced 'warrick' [ˈwɒɹɪk]) is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and has a population of 25,434 (2001 census). The town lies upon the River Avon. The town is most famous for the impressive Warwick Castle which attracts huge numbers of tourists from around the world. The town centre is also known for its historic architecture, and contains ...

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• Warwick - History
• Warwick - Transport
• Warwick - Administration
• Warwick - Associations
• Warwick - Landmarks

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CT or ct may stand for: c't, a magazine Calgary Transit "can't talk", in Internet slang Canton and Enderbury Islands, ISO 3166 country code (obsolete 1984) carat (ct) Catania Province, Italy centime (ct) Central African Republic, FIPS Pub 10-4 and obsolete NATO digram Central Trains Česká televize (ČT), Czech television Chrono Trigger, a role playing video game produced in 1995 for the SNES cit

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Larger version North Warwickshire Nuneaton and Bedworth Rugby Stratford-on-Avon Warwick Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. The county town is Warwick. The shape of the administrative area Warwickshire differs considerably from that of the historic county. Commonly used abbreviations ...

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• Warwickshire - Geography
• Warwickshire - Traditional boundaries
• Warwickshire - Main settlements
• Warwickshire - History
• Warwickshire - Local government
• Warwickshire - Transport
• Warwickshire - Roads
• Warwickshire - Rail
• Warwickshire - Canals and waterways
• Warwickshire - Places of interest

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The WMPTE was first established in 1968, by the 1968 Transport Act to operate and co-ordinate public transport across the West Midlands conurbation, which had previously been run by individual councils (in Birmingham, Walsall, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton) and by private operators, the largest of which was Midland Red. It initially covered the Birmingham/Black Country area and some surrounding towns such as Redditch. In 1974 its area was changed to match t ...

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West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive - Functions, West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive - History

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British Rail Class 357 - Class 357/0. The first batch of 44 Class 357/0 units were built to replace the Class 310 slam-door units, and allow the return of 18 hired Class 317 units to their operator WAGN. This batch of units was marred by late deliveries and reliability problems. As as a result, ADtranz built a two further units free of charge! Units are formed of four vehicles, and are numbered in the range 357001-046. Each unit is formed of two outer driving motors, an intermediate motor and an int ...

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British Rail Class 357, British Rail Class 357 - Description, British Rail Class 357 - Class 357/0, British Rail Class 357 - Class 357/2, British Rail Class 357 - General features, British Rail Class 357 - Current Operations, British Rail Class 357 - Fleet Details

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The original line from Birmingham to London was built by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in the 1850s, to connect Oxford to Birmingham and Wolverhampton. For many years, trains from Birmingham to London went the long way round via Oxford and then along the Great Western Main Line to London Paddington. In an attempt to compete with the LNWR's London-Birmingham route, a shortcut to London was constructed in the 1900s from Aynho Junction just south of Banbury to Princes Risborough via Bicester. This new line was constructed jointly b ...

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Chiltern Main Line, Chiltern Main Line - Passenger Services, Chiltern Main Line - History, Chiltern Main Line - Future

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Towns and villages served by stations on the line are listed below, from east to west. The distance of the station from Oxford is given in kilometres. Oxford Long Hanborough (sometimes called Handborough, 11 km from Oxford) Combe (13 km) Finstock (19 km) Charlbury (21 km) Ascott-under-Wychwood (27 km) Shipton (29 km) Kingham (34 km) Moreton-in-Marsh (45 km) Honeybourne (62 km) Evesham (70 km) Pershore (79 km) Worcester Shr ...

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Cotswold Line, Cotswold Line - Route, Cotswold Line - Infrastructure, Cotswold Line - Services, Cotswold Line - History, Cotswold Line - Poetry, Cotswold Line - Route detail, Cotswold Line - Oxford to Charlbury, Cotswold Line - Charlbury to Moreton-in-Marsh, Cotswold Line - Moreton-in-Marsh to Worcester Shrub Hill, Cotswold Line - Worcester Shrub Hill to Hereford

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Sheffield is located at 53°23′N 1°28′W. It lies directly beside Rotherham, from which it is separated by the M1 motorway. Although Barnsley Metropolitan Borough also borders Sheffield to the north, the town itself is a few miles further. The southern and western borders of the city are shared with Derbyshire; in the first half of the 20th century Sheffield extended its borders south into Derbyshire, annexing a number of villages.[3 ...

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Sheffield, Sheffield - Geography, Sheffield - People, Sheffield - Districts, Sheffield - History, Sheffield - Industry and economy, Sheffield - Government and politics, Sheffield - International Links, Sheffield - Sport, Sheffield - Culture and attractions, Sheffield - Music, Sheffield - Attractions, Sheffield - Media and film, Sheffield - Education, Sheffield - Transport, Sheffield - National and international travel, Sheffield - Local travel, Sheffield - References and notes

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The platforms are numbered 0-4, 6/7 with platform 0 being the northern-most platform and 7 the southern-most. With trains running on the left, platforms 0-2 are used for eastbound trains, 3 and 4 for westbound trains, 6 for eastbound Valley line trains and 7 for Westbound valley line trains. However, some trains do terminate at Cardiff and so may be accommodated on other platforms. Platform 1 is a platform which houses up to three short DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) trains, providing eastbound services to destinations such as Crewe, Live ...

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Cardiff Central station, Cardiff Central station - The railway station, Cardiff Central station - The bus station

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After privatisation of Britain's railways, the Class 158 fleet was divided amongst several franchises, all of which are detailed below. British Rail Class 158 - Arriva Trains Northern. Arriva Trains Northern (ATN), originally called Northern Spirit, inherited a large fleet of units. However, all but ten units have now been transferred to the new TransPennine Express franchise. The ten remaining sets (nos. 158901-910) are primarily used on services around Leeds. The ATN franchise became part of the new Northern franchise in late 2004.See also:

British Rail Class 158, British Rail Class 158 - Description, British Rail Class 158 - Operations since privatisation, British Rail Class 158 - Arriva Trains Northern, British Rail Class 158 - Arriva Trains Wales, British Rail Class 158 - Central Trains, British Rail Class 158 - First North Western, British Rail Class 158 - First ScotRail, British Rail Class 158 - First TransPennine Express, British Rail Class 158 - Northern, British Rail Class 158 - South West Trains, British Rail Class 158 - Virgin Trains, British Rail Class 158 - Wessex Trains, British Rail Class 158 - Current Fleet Details

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The station was opened in 1852 on the Great Western Railway (GWR) line from London (Paddington) to Wolverhampton Low Level Station. It originally bore the name Livery Street Station. It was renamed Snow Hill in 1858; and the Great Western Hotel added in 1863. Snow Hill station was rebuilt in 1871 to accommodate longer trains. It was never intended to be the main station but political gaming between the railway companies prevented the railway reachin ...

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Birmingham Snow Hill station, Birmingham Snow Hill station - Services, Birmingham Snow Hill station - History, Birmingham Snow Hill station - Closure, Birmingham Snow Hill station - Rebirth, Birmingham Snow Hill station - Bibliography

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Leamington is a fairly modern town, which barely existed before the 19th century. Until the beginning of the 1800s the town was actually little more than a village which went by the name of Leamington Priors. Leamington was first mentioned in the domesday book of 1086 as Lamintone. For 400 years the settlement was under the control of Kenilworth Priory. Leamington would have probably remained as a small village near Warwick, had it not been for the re-discovery of the healing properties of spa waters (they had been known ...

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Leamington Spa, Leamington Spa - Transport, Leamington Spa - Education, Leamington Spa - History, Leamington Spa - Administration, Leamington Spa - Culture, Leamington Spa - Nearby places, Leamington Spa - External link

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Upon privatisation of Britain's railways, the Class 121 fleet was only operated by one passenger company, namely Silverlink, with several more units in departmental duties with Railtrack. However, only one is left in passenger service, with Chiltern Railways. British Rail Class 121 - Chiltern Railways. In 2003, Chiltern Railways surprised many by reintroducing "Heritage" diesel multiple units on its Aylesbury to Princes Risborough shuttle service. For this purpose, unit 121020 (vehicle 55020) ...

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British Rail Class 121, British Rail Class 121 - Description, British Rail Class 121 - Current Operations, British Rail Class 121 - Chiltern Railways, British Rail Class 121 - Network Rail, British Rail Class 121 - Silverlink, British Rail Class 121 - Preservation

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As one of the most widely used types of DMU, following privatisation, the Class 150 fleet was divided among many different franchises. These are described below. British Rail Class 150 - Anglia Railways / 'One' Railway. Anglia Railways initially inherited a small fleet of nine Class 150/2 units, later supplemented with a tenth. The units were based at Norwich Crown Point depot, and put to use on rural services in Suffolk and Norfolk. Lines using the units included the Bittern Line, the East Suffolk Line, the Sudbury Branch Line and the Wherry Lines, as ...

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British Rail Class 150, British Rail Class 150 - Description, British Rail Class 150 - Current Operations, British Rail Class 150 - Anglia Railways / 'One' Railway, British Rail Class 150 - Arriva Trains Wales, British Rail Class 150 - Central Trains, British Rail Class 150 - Northern, British Rail Class 150 - ScotRail / First ScotRail, British Rail Class 150 - Silverlink, British Rail Class 150 - Wessex Trains, British Rail Class 150 - Fleet Details

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After privatisation, the Class 156 fleet was split between several franchises, which are described below. British Rail Class 156 - 'One' Railway. In early 2005, 'one' started to receive several former Central Trains Class 156 units, which were exchanged for Class 150 units. The newer Class 156 units are more suitable for several of the longer-distance routes, and also provide extra passenger accommodation. The units will be used on Norwich-Cromer-Sheringham, Norwich-Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft, Ipswich ...

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British Rail Class 156, British Rail Class 156 - Description, British Rail Class 156 - Current operations, British Rail Class 156 - 'One' Railway, British Rail Class 156 - Central Trains, British Rail Class 156 - Northern Rail, British Rail Class 156 - ScotRail / First ScotRail / Strathclyde PTE, British Rail Class 156 - Fleet details, British Rail Class 156 - External link

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Upon privatisation of British Rail, the Class 153 fleet was divided amongst several different operators. British Rail Class 153 - Anglia Railways / One Railway. Anglia Railways inherited a small fleet of seven units, for local services in Suffolk and Norfolk. Services operated by these units included Ipswich to Cambridge, Peterborough and Felixstowe, the East Suffolk Line (Ipswich to Lowestoft), the Wherry Lines (Norwich to Great Yarmouth/Lowestoft), and the Bittern Line (Norwich to Cromer). One set was also hired to ...

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British Rail Class 153, British Rail Class 153 - Current Operations, British Rail Class 153 - Anglia Railways / One Railway, British Rail Class 153 - Arriva Trains Wales, British Rail Class 153 - Central Trains, British Rail Class 153 - Northern, British Rail Class 153 - Wessex Trains, British Rail Class 153 - Fleet Details

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British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - Anglia Railways / 'One' Railway. Anglia Railways ordered two batches of Turbostars. The first batch of eight 3-car Class 170/2 units were built for London Liverpool Street to Ipswich, Norwich, Lowestoft and Bury St. Edmunds services. These supplemented the existing Class 86 locomotive-hauled trains from London to Norwich. Four of these units were later hired to Hull Trains from 2002-2004, before they acquired their own Turbostars. Other units, including the spot-hire set no. 170399, were used ...

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British Rail Classes 170 and 171, British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - Description, British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - Current Operations, British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - Anglia Railways / 'One' Railway, British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - Central Trains, British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - First ScotRail, British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - Hull Trains, British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - Midland Mainline, British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - South Central / Southern, British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - South West Trains, British Rail Classes 170 and 171 - Fleet Details

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Siemens uses the name Desiro UK for new EMU and DMU trains used by various United Kingdom train operators. These trains have a completely different design to the above Light train variant. The trainsets have modern facilities, such as biological waste storage tanks, ergonomic seats and spoken announcements and are considered amongst some of the most successfull new trains to have been introduced since rail privatisation. All the electric units are owned by Angel Trains, whilst the diesel units are owned by HSBC Rail who lease ...

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Desiro, Desiro - Light train, Desiro - Desiro UK, Desiro - Desiro in Romania, Desiro - Desiro in Greece

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