All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 106
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Rail Business UKAndy Byford to become London’s next Transport Commissioner
UK: The former President & Chief Executive Officer of New York City Transit Authority Andy Byford is to return to the UK as the next Commissioner of Transport for London, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced on May 27.
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Rail Business UK10 rail schemes awarded business case development funding
UK: The allocation of funding to support the development of business cases for 10 proposed rail enhancement projects was announced by Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps on May 23. He said this formed part of the government’s plan ‘to reverse some of the 1960s ...
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Rail Business UKAccessibility features of Greater Anglia Aventra EMUs highlighted
UK: Greater Anglia has unveiled the accessibility features of the Class 720 Aventra electric multiple-units which Bombardier Transportation is supplying to operate outer-suburban commuter services into London Liverpool Street. ‘Our new trains will be much better for our disabled customers’, said Rebecca Richardson, ...
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Rail Business UKGeobear fills the void
UK: Story Contracting has awarded Geobear a contract to undertake repairs to the lining of Shugborough Tunnel on the Trent Valley Line, including filling eight hidden shafts with specialist geopolymer. This aims to mitigate risks associated with the hidden shafts, including dynamic loading on the tunnel lining ...
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Rail Business UKWest Coast Main Line repairs undertaken while travel demand is low
UK: Network Rail has taken advantage of reduced travel demand during the coronavirus pandemic to close a section of the West Coast Main Line between Rugby and Milton Keynes which Gus Dunster, Executive Director of Operations at Avanti West Coast, said was ‘a notoriously difficult section to ...
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Rail Business UKCompany fined after ORR brings its first prosecution for fatigue management failures
UK: Renown Consultants Ltd has been fined £450 000 with £300 000 in costs after being convicted under the Health & Safety at Work Act for failing to ensure that two of its workers were sufficiently rested to work and travel safely. The track workers employed on ...
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Rail Business UKUK diesel-battery hybrid locomotive lease fleet ordered
UK: Beacon Rail Leasing has awarded Clayton Equipment a contract to supply 15 diesel-battery locomotives, with options for more to be ordered over three years. The Hybrid+ CBD90 is a 90 tonne Bo-Bo locomotive, which Clayton says is the largest to be built in the UK for ...
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Rail Business UKWest Midlands Trains leads on social distancing approach as rail services ramp up
UK: Practices adopted by West Midlands Trains to maintain social distancing rules amid the Covid-19 pandemic are set to form the basis for a wider approach among franchised operators. Photo: Tony Miles WMT operates medium-distance trains over the West Coast Main Line under the London Northwestern brand. ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Open access operator Grand Central has extended its service suspension throughout June. ‘I think over the coming month we’ll get a really informative picture of passenger attitude, government intentions and how the industry is dealing with social distancing, but for now the most sensible course of action ...
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Rail Business UKOld Oak Common HS2 station approved
UK: The planning application for what HS2 Ltd says will be ‘the largest new railway station ever built in the UK’ was approved on May 19 by Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corp, which is leading regeneration of the former railway and industrial site at ...
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Rail Business UKDB Cargo UK opens London freight terminal
UK: DB Cargo UK has officially opened its £7m freight terminal at Cricklewood in north London. This is intended to facilitate the movement of aggregates and spoil for major infrastructure developments such as High Speed 2 and the regeneration of Brent Cross, with the operator saying each ...
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Rail Business UKInvestigation into human performance in signalling operations published
UK: The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has published the results of an investigation into human performance during signalling operations, looking at what affects decisions made by signallers and the systemic factors which may influence them. The investigation examined five categories of incident: user worked crossing irregularities; ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 signalling and traffic management procurement gets underway
UK: HS2 Ltd has formally begun the process of selecting a contractor to design, supply and support Control, Command, Signalling and Traffic Management Systems for the future high speed line. The contracts with an estimated combined value of £540m will cover: design, supply, installation, commissioning and ...
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Rail Business UKFranchising faces an uncertain future as ‘the clock is ticking’ on emergency agreement
UK: The only certainty in the UK rail sector at the moment is that the future is uncertain, particularly as the government’s long-term message is still to avoid using public transport if at all possible, whilst encouraging people to return to work. The Department for Transport’s Emergency ...
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Rail Business UKNorthumberland Line reopening plan advances
UK: Following the completion of the outline business case and option selection, AECOM and SLC Rail have been give the go-ahead to provide project management, design, operations and advisory services for the design phase of the Northumberland Line project. This would see the the reintroduction of passenger ...
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Rail Business UKDemand to be managed down as part of train service ramp-up strategy
UK: With the Department for Transport expecting passenger services to step up to a ‘Saturday service’ level from May 18, train operators have warned that social distancing measures mean that capacity across the network will continue to be very limited. Between 65% and 80% of normal weekday ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Translink has awarded Bridgeway Consulting Ltd a £1·6m contract to provide training and competency assessment for Northern Ireland Railways staff. This will cover a variety of areas relating to track maintenance, including inspection, maintenance, technical standards, vegetation management and the use of powered equipment. ...
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Rail Business UKCrossrail EMUs approved for ETCS operation
UK: The Office of Rail & Road announced on May 11 that it had approved the use of ETCS onboard equipment on the Bombardier-built Class 345 EMUs, paving the way for the trains to be introduced on TfL Rail services to Heathrow Airport.
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Rail Business UKHS2 Ltd calls tenders for track contracts
UK: HS2 Ltd has begun the process of appointing contractors to design and build 280 km of slab track between London, Birmingham and Crewe. Four separate track packages will be awarded: Phase 1 Lot 1 Urban London and Birmingham, estimated at £434m; Phase 1 Lot 2 ...