Merseyrail
said
it
will
run
a
‘limited’
train
service
during
the
forthcoming
RMT
strikes
on
13-14
and
16-17
December.
The
Merseyrail
network
will
be
affected
by
the
lack
of
Network
Rail
signallers
and
maintenance
staff
on
strike
days,
and
so
frequencies
will
be
reduced
and
no
trains
will
run
in
the
evenings.
Merseyrail
has
also
warned
that
its
services
are
likely
to
be
affected
when
staff
stage
another
walkout
between
24
and
27
December.

Fire
disrupted
trains
at
Wolverhampton

Train
services
were
disrupted
by
a
warehouse
fire
close
to
the
railway
at
Wolverhampton
which
broke
out
on
Monday
night.
Network
Rail
was
forced
to
close
the
line,
because
the
main
wall
of
the
gutted
warehouse
building
had
become
unstable
and
was
at
risk
of
collapsing
on
to
the
track
nearby.
Services
were
suspended
on
the
Stour
Valley
line
between
Wolverhampton,
Sandwell
&
Dudley
and
Birmingham
New
Street,
and
six
Stour
Valley
stations
were
closed.
Rail
replacement
buses
were
provided,
and
the
train
service
has
now
been
restored.

Classic
Electrostars
are
refurbished

Govia
Thameslink
Railway
has
completed
a
modernisation
programme
of
75
Class
377/4
Electrostar
units
which
run
on
its
Southern
Railway
routes.
New
features
include
information
screens
and
at-seat
charging
and
power
points,
as
well
as
modern
engineering
equipment
to
improve
reliability.
The
upgrade
has
been
carried
out
by
GTR
staff
at
Selhurst
depot.
The
fleet
was
built
by
Bombardier
in
Derby
about
20
years
ago
to
replace
slam-door
stock,
and
the
oldest
of
the
class
have
run
almost
four
million
kilometres
since
then.