The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
This is the sub-heading.
A £50m project to improve rail links to Newquay has been hailed as “the best service since the steam days”.
These three introductory paragraphs add detail to the story.
The Mid Cornwall Metro service will run direct hourly trains between Newquay and Par from 17 May after a 400m “passing loop” at Goss Moor and a second platform at Newquay have been installed.
Matt Barnes from Great Western Railway (GWR) said the route had not been developed since the age of steam trains and the improvements would be “a real step change” for Newquay’s residents and visitors.
Direct routes between Newquay and Falmouth are due to begin next year.
Note.
- Services start on May 17th.
- Click this link for the official web site.
I have great hopes that this rail service will be a big success.
May 8, 2026
Posted by AnonW |
Transport/Travel | Class 175 Train, Falmouth, Mid-Cornwall Metro, Newquay Station, Truro Station |
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The title of this post, is the same as that of this press release on Great Western Railway.
This is the sub-heading.
Great Western Railway (GWR) will welcome 26 Class 175 trains to its fleet to help improve punctuality and reliability for customers, replacing older diesel trains that are more expensive and less environmentally friendly to run.
These four paragraphs add more detail.
The move marks the first stage of the train operator’s plans to rejuvenate its regional and suburban services while preparing the way for decarbonisation.
The 10 two-car trains and 16 three-car trains are expected to start to enter service in Devon and Cornwall later this year, with the entire fleet expected to be operational from the end of next year.
Able to be connected in four, five and six-car formations, the trains will operate predominantly on the line between Exeter St Davids and Penzance, as well as to Barnstaple and Okehampton.
The Class 175s will release trains to improve performance in other areas of the network.
This would appear to be a start to rid the Great Western Railway of at least some of its elderly diesel trains.
But there will be a need for some two- and three-car self-powered trains for Great Western Railway’s many branch lines.
I would be looking at purchasing a number of hydrogen-powered Stadler RS-ZERO, that I wrote about in Stadler Presents A World First In Berlin.
They will be a quality train, that would do a job and being hydrogen-powered, their curiosity value would attract passengers.
They could also be used to develop new routes.
March 12, 2025
Posted by AnonW |
Hydrogen, Transport/Travel | Barnstaple Station, Class 175 Train, Exeter St. Davids Station, Great Western Railway, Okehampton Station, Penzance Station, Stadler RS ZERO |
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