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| 5th October 2011 |
Financial Times |
Obstacles on the line for railcar maker |
| September 2011 |
RAIL |
When is a train not a train? |
9th February 2011 |
RAIL |
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway public transport proposals include possible use of PPM railcars |
9th February 2011 |
RAIL |
Analysis of potential for public services on private railways by Steve Broadbent includes the possibilities for using lightweight PPM railcars, following success at Stourbridge on franchised rail service |
9th February 2011 |
RAIL |
Tests of PPM railcar on Mid Hants Railway suspended due to technical fault |
| February 2011 |
Steam Railway |
PPM railcars suggested for public transport service on heritage railway |
| February 2011 |
Modern Railways |
‘Stourbridge’ Class 139s assessed for travelling comfort in article by Ian Walmsley |
| February 2011 |
Modern Railways |
Plan for PPM railcar to operate demonstration in Hampshire |
| January 2011 |
Heritage Railway |
Public transport services on heritage railways could use PPM lightweight rail vehicles |
26th January 2011 |
RAIL |
PPM railcars at Stourbridge achieve 99.5% reliability on 68,000 services during 2010, with passenger numbers rising 20% |
26th January 2011 |
RAIL |
Planned operation of PPM 50 railcar for demonstration in Hampshire |
| 24th January 2011 |
Alton Post Gazette |
Operation of PPM railcar in Hampshire put back due to technical problems |
20th January 2011 |
Stourbridge News |
‘Mover is a marvel’ – PPML’s Class 139 railcars carry 465,000 passengers on Stourbridge Town branch in 2010, with 99.5% service reliability |
January 2011 |
RailStaff |
Lightweight Class 139 railcars carry 465,000 passengers with 99.5% reliability in 2010 |
January 2011 |
RailStaff |
Demonstration planned in Hampshire for PPM railcar |
| 17th January 2011 |
Railway Herald |
PPM 50 lightweight railcar to operate demonstration service on Mid Hants Railway |
| 14th January 2011 |
Alton Herald |
PPM railcar to be used by Goco for service between Alton and Medstead & Four Marks |
| 14th January 2011 |
www.railwaygazette.com |
‘Flywheel railcar to operate demonstration commuter service’ – Goco to use PPM 50 railcar on Mid Hants Railway, linking to main line at Alton |
13th January 2011 |
BBC News (Black Country) |
‘Stourbridge rail service records near 100% reliability’ – shuttle service defies bad weather to achieve reliability of 99.5% |
13th January 2011 |
www.stourbridgenews.co.uk |
‘Stourbridge People Mover is a regular success’ – pioneering low-carbon PPM railcars record 99.5% on time rate on shuttle service |
13th January 2011 |
BBC WM Radio |
‘A real West Midlands public transport success story’ – PPML chairman John Parry interviewed following announcement of 99.5% Stourbridge service reliability during 2010 |
| January 2011 |
Today’s Railways UK |
‘No discussion of the possibilities of the lightweight Parry People Mover cars used on the Stourbridge Town shuttle’ in Network Rail’s draft Route Utilisation Strategy for the West Midlands and Chilterns |
| January 2011 |
Railway Magazine |
Demonstrations of lightweight rail using PPM railcar planned for 2011 |
