PPML ON SHOW AT LIGHT RAIL CONFERENCE
Parry People Movers Ltd was represented as an exhibitor at the third annual Light Rapid Transit Forum conference in Nottingham on 2nd July. PPML’s stand featured a one-sixth scale model of the body and...
View ArticleRAILCAR 139 001 ARRIVES AT TEST LOCATION
The first PPM 60 / Class 139 railcar was delivered to the Chasewater Railway on 29th July for dynamic testing in a railway environment. Vehicle 139 001 moved under its own power into the railway's...
View ArticlePHOTO ARCHIVE UPDATED
The Photo Archive, accessible from the improved Press Room page, has been brought right up to date with pictures showing progress on the PPM 60 / Class 139 project.
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Access to an RSS news feed service has been added to the Home page, the Latest News page, the Press Room and the Contact Us page. Visitors can subscribe free to the service which will then provide...
View ArticlePPML REPRESENTED AT ALAN KEEF OPEN DAY
Alan Keef Ltd will be holding an open day on Saturday 30th August. As Alan Keef are supplying the chassis of the two Class 139 / PPM 60 railcars, PPML will be represented with a chassis and model on...
View ArticleLIGHTWEIGHT TRAMWAYS PROPOSED FOR BRITISH TOWNS
Recent reports have seen PPML proposed as a supplier of vehicles for tramways in Weymouth on the south coast and Preston in the north-west. The opportunity to use existing underused rail infrastructure...
View Article‘RAIL PROFESSIONAL’ DESCRIBES STOURBRIDGE OPERATION
Transport correspondent Peter Plisner examines the forthcoming Stourbridge operation using two PPM 60 / Class 139 railcars in a feature article in September’s Rail Professional magazine. The article...
View ArticleHARD LANDING : NEW THINKING
PPML’s Chairman reviews changes to the company’s prospects in the aftermath of the global financial correction of September 2008.
View ArticlePARRY NEWS 52 PUBLISHED
Newsletter including: Pre-Qualification for Tram-Train Order; Worldwide Scope for Lightweight Rail; The Battle of Bristol; Low Carbon Stourbridge; Lightweight Community Transport Launched; Race to...
View ArticlePATENT FOR FLYWHEEL BOGIE
JPM Parry & Associates Ltd, PPML’s technology licensor, has developed its intellectual property in relation to lightweight rail technology with the granting of a patent for a flywheel bogie for...
View ArticlePARRY TRANSIT LAUNCHED
PARRY TRANSIT LAUNCHES AS DEMAND SOARS FOR AFFORDABLE, ALTERNATIVE RAIL Green, Low-Carbon British Streetcars Run Free of Electric Rail, Propelled by Patented Kinetic Energy Storage System
View ArticlePARRY NEWS 53 PUBLISHED
Newsletter including: Pre Metro Operations Prepares for First Franchised Rail Service; U.S. Associates Report Interest in Light Rail Intensifying; First of Two Stourbridge Railcars Accepted by RosCo...
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STATEMENT ON STOURBRIDGE RAIL SERVICES A statement from London Midland that has been prepared with PPML appears on the Latest News page
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STOURBRIDGE RAILCAR RECEIVES ITS PASSENGER LICENCE Click on link to see joint London Midland/Parry People Movers Ltd press release.
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CLASS 139 CARRIES FIRST PASSENGERS After obtaining formal passenger certification on 26th March, the first passengers were carried by railcar 139 002 on the morning of Sunday 29th March 2009, with the...
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NOTES ON THE CLASS 139 ‘FLEET’ Readers of the May issue of the Railway Magazine may be a little puzzled by the reference to a third Class 139 vehicle! The facts are that the Stourbridge Town branch...
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PPM CENTRAL NEWS ITEM ON YOUTUBE A YouTube link is provided to view the ITV Central News item filmed at Stourbridge and broadcast on 7th April 2009.
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OVER 1,000 PASSENGER JOURNEYS BY CLASS 139 Phasing-in of PPM 60 Class 139 railcars on the Stourbridge Town branch has begun in earnest this week, with Pre Metro Operations Ltd (subcontractor to London...
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TRUE COMMUNITY RAIL – LIGHTWEIGHT TRANSPORT DESCRIBED Issue 617 of RAIL magazine (6th-19th May 2009) includes a main feature article by Steve Broadbent covering the background and prospects of...
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TWO CLASS 139s AT STOURBRIDGE Railcar No. 139 001 was delivered to Stourbridge this morning to join 139 002. At the same time, the prototype PPM 50 vehicle No. 999 900 was removed from the Stourbridge...
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