Rail Express | October 2023
Welcome to the October issue of Rail Express Magazine!
Inside this issue includes: TransPennine Express to ditch Class 68s and Mk.5As from December, ticket office consultation closes, retro- livery CrossCountry Class 43s return to traffic, and talks continue over future of ScotRail Inter7City HSTs, Richard Clinnick assesses an industry report calling for more than 2600 new vehicles to be ordered by the end of the decade, and reports on why these are needed, and much more!
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Rail Express October 2023.