Modern Railways – April 2019

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April 2019 Volume 76 Number 847

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Cover: LNER Azuma No 800112 at Butterwell, Northumberland, on 23 January 2019. Bill Welsh

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New fleet for DLR

Passenger service on GOBLIN soon

nn Supporting Docklands growth Contract award this year

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nAzuma introduction imminent

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LNER on the cusp

of change

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Brighton main

line upgrade

30 options for

Castlefield corridor! Trans-Pennine could be pioneer

ON THE COVER

9 Electrification boost

40 Let’s have more third rail

52 LNER on the cusp of change

62 Brighton main line upgrade

14 30 options for Castlefield corridor!

82 ‘710’ driver training now

73 New fleet for DLR

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