All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 108
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Rail Business UKGBRf trials EMU to move medical supplies
UK: GB Railfreight has trialled the use of a commuter EMU for express delivery of parcels, with a view to delivering urgent medical supplies to major hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Rail Business UKHarsco targets UK light rail with specialist grinder
UK: Infrastructure maintenance company Harsco Rail and small plant manufacturer Möser Maschinenbau have joined forces to launch the Ro-V 149 road-rail grinding machine in the UK. The grinding machine is aimed particularly at tram and light rail operators who in the past have generally relied on importing ...
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Rail Business UKDB Cargo UK launches service ‘despite economic downturn’
UK: DB Cargo UK has begun a weekly service moving aggregates from Peak Forest in Derbyshire to Small Heath in Birmingham on behalf of CEMEX. ‘It’s great to be in a position to continue to offer our customers new opportunities in the current economic climate’, said ...
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Rail Business UKGreat Anglia temporarily closes ticket offices during lockdown
UK: With its passenger numbers down by more than 90%, Greater Anglia temporarily closed 34 ticket offices with effect from April 19 and reduced opening hours at a further seven. Offices consistently selling less than 20 tickets/day have been closed, except for those near big hospitals. Tickets ...
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Rail Business UK‘Confident and contemporary’ Curzon Street HS2 station approved
Curzon Street station UK: Birmingham City Council granted planning permission for the Curzon Street High Speed 2 station on April 23. Invitations to tender for the construction contract are to be issued this summer. The council’s report said the design developed ...
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Rail Business UKNR concludes ‘biggest upgrading at Guildford in 40 years’
UK: Network Rail completed a 10-day rehabilitation of the railway around Guildford on April 20. Around 1 500 metres of new track was installed on the lines approaching Guildford from Worplesdon and Wanborough, 41 track circuits were refurbished to improve reliability and 1 200 metres of conductor ...
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Rail Business UKUK government planning increase in rail services from May 18
UK: Despite an explicit denial of any proposals to increase passenger rail services when First Secretary of State Dominic Raab was questioned at the government’s daily coronavirus press briefing on April 22, industry sources confirm that train operating companies have been asked to prepare to reinstate a ...
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Rail Business UKDB Cargo UK names new CEO
UK: DB Cargo UK’s Chief Financial Officer, Andrea Rossi, will become Chief Executive on September 1, succeeding Hans-Georg Werner who announced in 2015 that he intended to retire when his current contract comes to an end this year. Rossi has worked for DB ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Northern Ireland transport operator Translink has wrapped two of NI Railways’ CAF diesel multiple-units in ‘trainbows’ to support the #ChaseTheRainbow movement to display ‘rainbows of hope’ while promoting the advice to stay home during the Covid-19 crisis. 3Squared has obtained Cyber Essentials accreditation, ...
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Rail Business UKManchester Metrolink faces financial crisis and Merseyrail struggling to survive, mayors warn
UK: Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has warned that services on the region’s Metrolink light rail system could be suspended unless government funding is provided, while his Liverpool City Region counterpart Steve Rotheram said Merseyrail suburban rail services also need help. Urgent action needed At a ...
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Rail Business UKRailway embankment loading research contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded Mott MacDonald a contract to lead the overall technical direction of Stage 2 of the Embankment Traffic Loading applied research programme, which is investigating the response of embankment clay fill to increased traffic loads and the implications for trackbed impact assessment. ...
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Rail Business UKSignaller training centre to keep trains moving through the pandemic
UK: Network Rail has converted former testing workshops and meeting rooms at Newport into a temporary training centre to ensure it has enough skilled signallers to keep trains in the Wales & Western Region moving during the coronavirus crisis. More than 200 people ...
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Rail Business UKVampire rolling stock dynamics modelling software finds a new home
UK: SNC-Lavalin has acquired the rights to to develop, support and licence the Vampire Pro software which is used model the dynamic behaviour of railway vehicles in response to track and other external forces. This follows Resonate’s decision to withdraw from vehicle dynamics consultancy, and to ...
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Rail Business UK‘Unprecedented 24/7 operation’ repairs the flooded railway to Drax
UK: The line serving Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire was reopened on April 20, after what Network Rail described as as ‘unprecedented 24/7 operation’ to repair flood damage. The branch on the former Hull & Barnsley Railway alignment between Hensall Junction and ...
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Rail Business UKSoftware speeds up Network Rail’s track renewals planning
UK: Network Rail has adopted the University of Salford’s Thinklab tool to support its track renewal programme. Thinklab is a UE4-powered 4D simulation platform intended to model engineering possessions in a virtual simulation environment. NR is using the tool to improve the efficiency, cost and time ...
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Rail Business UKWabtec Rail to overhaul Class 158 DMUs
UK: Leasing company Angel Trains has awarded Wabtec Rail a contract to undertake the C4 overhaul of 40 Class 158 diesel multiple-units. The contract includes 24 two-car units operated by Transport for Wales. These require a full vehicle and bogie C4 overhaul, which will begin in August ...
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Rail Business UKTrains branded in tribute to the NHS
UK: Govia Thameslink Railway has applied special branding to three electric multiple-units in tribute to National Health Service staff fighting the coronavirus pandemic. ‘There are more than 50 hospitals across our network and we are carrying more than 200 000 key workers ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Specialist abseiling teams contractors have secured a rock cutting at Aughton Park station in Lancashire, removing loose material, inspecting drainage and monitoring the ground conditions. Network Rail’s Wales & Western Region has awarded commercial services framework contracts with a potential total value of ...
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Rail Business UKLNER Reserves launched to connect staff with voluntary organisations
UK: Inter-city operator LNER has launched the LNER Reserves scheme to connect its staff wishing to volunteer during the coronavirus pandemic with organisations including the National Health Service, the emergency services, partner charity Campaign Against Living Miserably, FareShare, The Trussell Trust, Age UK and the National Council ...
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Rail Business UKHigh Speed 2 Notice to Proceed issued
UK: On April 15 the Department for Transport gave project promoter HS2 Ltd approval to issue its four main works civils contractors with Notice to Proceed with full detailed design and construction of the 225 km London – West Midlands Phase 1 of the high speed network. ...