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    LNER IC225 sets head for temporary store

    2020-12-22T10:26:00Z

    LNER has confirmed that its complete fleet of IC225 push-pull trainsets formed from a Class 91 locomotive and MkIV coaches will be taken out of service temporarily.

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    Wabtec to overhaul IC225 sets as lease extended

    2020-09-10T09:42:00Z

    UK: Leasing company Eversholt Rail The leasing has awarded Wabtec Faiveley UK a contract to overhaul seven IC225 push-pull trainsets at its Doncaster site. This comes after operate LNER extended it lease until summer 2023, with a possible extension to summer 2024. The deal includes 10 Class ...

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    Newcastle Central station works approved

    2020-06-29T05:00:00Z

    UK: Network Rail has obtained listed building consent for plans to ‘open-up access’ to Newcastle Central station, improve road traffic flows, increase passenger capacity and change the taxi pick-up points and short-stay parking. The initial works are expected to cost £3·46m, with £3·31m coming from the North ...

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    LNER to operate InterCity East Coast services for a further three years

    2020-06-26T15:09:00Z

    Photo: Tony Miles UK: The Department for Transport announced on June 26 that LNER would continue to operate InterCity East Coast services from London to Leeds and Edinburgh for a further three years from June 28, with an option for a further extension. Owned and managed by ...

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    East Coast Main Line digital railway funding approved

    2020-06-22T09:04:00Z

    UK: Network Rail has been authorised to spend £350m on preparatory works for the installation of ETCS Level 2 on the southern section of the East Coast Main Line, the Department for Transport announced on June 22.

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    Start-ups selected for LNER FutureLabs innovation programme

    2020-05-29T13:18:00Z

    UK: London North Eastern Railway has selected five start-ups to participate in its FutureLabs innovation accelerator programme. Pitches via Microsoft Teams video conferencing were invited in three areas: More Journeys More Often; Personalised Customer Experience and Responsible Business. The winners were: QikServe, which will use its ...

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    Rail Business UK

    LNER FutureLabs innovation programme launched

    2020-05-05T10:41:00Z

    UK: The LNER FutureLabs programme has been launched to provide an opportunity for technology start-ups to test their ideas in the railway environment. The programme has three ‘challenges’: More Journeys, More Often: digital services that encourage more people to travel by train; Personalised Customer Experience: simplifying, ...

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    East Coast resignalling partners appointed

    2020-03-24T15:05:00Z

    UK: Network Rail has selected Siemens Mobility and Atkins as its partners for the programme to roll out ETCS Level 2 train control and traffic management on the southern section of the East Coast Main Line.

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    Govia Thameslink Railway to pilot fares reform for part-time workers

    2020-01-02T16:24:00Z

    UK: A scheme to pilot proposed reforms to the national fare structure was launched by LNER on January 2, and on the same date Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps announced another pilot at Govia Thameslink Railway as well as the introduction of a fund ...

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    London North Eastern Railway (LNER)

    Traffic statistics and other data about London North Eastern Railway, which operates East Coast Main Line passenger train services linking London with Yorkshire, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Inverness.