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East Midlands Railway Class 170 DMU refurbished
UK: East Midlands Railway has unveiled the first of 44 Class 170 regional diesel multiple-units which are to be refurbished to ‘echo the sleek aesthetic’ of the Hitachi Class 810 Aurora inter-city trainsets which are to enter service later this year.
M Group acquires Telent
UK: Infrastructure services business M Group has acquired digital technology company Telent, saying this will help it to meet the evolving challenges of ageing infrastructure in the UK and Ireland.
Caledonian Sleeper appoints interim Managing Director
UK: Caledonian Sleeper’s Commercial & Procurement Director Graham Kelly has been appointed as interim Managing Director from April 18.
UK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.
Embracing Automation in Track Maintenance
Automation of track maintenance is becoming a reality. Advances in digitalisation mean that infrastructure managers and contractors are increasingly able to overcome the challenges of shorter possession windows and a lack of skilled staff in the rail market globally. This White Paper explains the innovations that Plasser & Theurer has ...
