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    London Northwestern Railway Class 370 No.730220 - London Northwestern & West Midlands Railways

    Porterbrook acquires WMT/LNWR Class 730 and 196 trains

    A new deal has been made between Porterbrook and Corelink Rail Infrastructure Limited (Corelink).
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    Emma Holden 8 January, 2026
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    Class 150 Sprinter Unit

    Class 150 arrives at new Hampshire home

    Hampshire's Watercress Line in Hampshire has taken a Class 150 Sprinter Unit into its running fleet, making it the first UK heritage railway to do so.
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    Janine Booth 29 December, 2025
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    Porterbrook HQ. // Credit: Porterbrook

    Porterbrook secures funding to refinance public bond

    Leasing company Porterbrook has signed a Private Placement of approximately £300m to refinance a bond due to mature in October 2026.
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    Roger Smith 13 December, 2025
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    Freightliner freight train

    Porterbrook and Freightliner partner up for new wagons

    150 Intermodal Wagons will be introduced on the railway thanks to a new agreement between Poterbrook and Freightliner.
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    Emma Holden 9 December, 2025
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    Refitting some Electrostars at Selhurst depot. // Credit: Govia Thameslink Railway

    Govia Thameslink Railway completes upgrade of its largest fleet

    Govia Thameslink Railway is celebrating the completion of a £100m reliability and onboard upgrade of its largest fleet.
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    Roger Smith 17 October, 2025
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    LNR1 - Bletchley depot launch - Ian McConnell and Rail Minister, Lord Hendy

    London Northwestern Railway completes upgrades at Bletchley depot

    London Northwestern Railway (LNR) has revealed that it has reached a major milestone in the introduction of one of Britain’s newest train fleets.
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    Janine Booth 15 September, 2025
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    Class 150 in its original livery courtesy of Railway 200/The Greatest Gathering

    Mid Hampshire railway to welcome Class 150 Sprinter

    The Watercress Line is to become the UK's first heritage railway to add a Class 150 Sprinter train to its running fleet.
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    Janine Booth 1 August, 2025
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    National Railway Museum

    National Railway Museum to Feature New Exhibition

    A growing collection has been built at the National Railway Museum for its new exhibition 'Railway Futures: The Porterbrook Gallery'.
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    Victoria Thompson 2 July, 2025
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    Inspiration Railway 200 Exhibition Train

    Inspiration Sets Off!

    After launching yesterday (26th June), the Railway 200 exhibition train 'Inspiration' is now open.
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    Victoria Thompson 27 June, 2025
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    The Dales School train. // Credit: Northern

    Engineers make redundant train into school classroom

    Engineers from Northern have brought a redundant Pacer train that had been donated to a school in Northumberland back to life for the school’s pupil…
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    Roger Smith 10 June, 2025
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