All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 119
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Rail Business UKFreight sector needs more ‘good devolution’, RIA conference hears
UK: ‘We need to find a way to maximise the “good devolution” and minimise the bad going forward’, Rail Freight Group Executive Director Maggie Simpson told the Railway Industry Association’s annual conference in London on November 7. The RIA conference included a panel discussion on devolution of rail ...
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Rail Business UKFurther delay to Elizabeth Line opening
UK: Elizabeth Line project promoter Crossrail Ltd has announced further delays and cost increases to the project. Earlier this year Crossrail Ltd announced that it had identified a six-month delivery window between October 2020 and March 2021. Its updated forecast is that the tunnels under central London ...
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Rail Business UKTomorrow’s Living Station report considers the future of stations
UK: Network Rail and Arup have published ‘Tomorrow’s Living Station’, a report exploring the future role of stations in towns and cities, and how they might need to evolve to keep up with changing needs. It considers three themes: stations as the centre of movement for people; ...
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Rail Business UKChinese interest in British Steel bid
UK: British Steel has announced that the Official Receiver is holding discussions with a Chinese bidder which is interested in purchasing the whole of the business in a strategic acquisition which would support the development of its operations outside of China. The potential bidder began visits to ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Transport for the North has published an open message to political parties ahead of the start of the general election campaigns, calling on them to commit to ‘the full £39bn Northern Powerhouse Rail network and HS2, as well as devolved budgets and a clear pipeline of investment ...
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Rail Business UKBelfast Transport Hub early works contractor appointed
UK: Translink has appointed Graham Civil Engineering to undertake site preparation works for the Belfast Transport Hub project to develop an integrated rail, bus and coach interchange. To be built on Translink property near the current Great Victoria Street station and Europa Bus Centre, the Belfast Transport ...
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Rail Business UKPorterbrook completes £250m refinancing
UK: Porterbrook has announced the successful refinancing of its £250m public bond, locking in low funding costs 12 months ahead of the bond’s maturity in October 2020. A £100m samurai loan has been raised from a syndicate of four Japanese institutional investors, in what Porterbrook said was ...
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Rail Business UKSoutheastern trials hidden disability awareness aids
UK: Southeastern is running trials of two hidden disability awareness schemes on the Tonbridge – Hastings route, and if successful hopes to roll them out more widely across the 176 stations it serves. Passengers who have difficulties communicating can use a Just A Minute card to discreetly ...
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Rail Business UKTalgo UK established and Longannet agreement signed
UK: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo has appointed its UK & Ireland representative Jon Veitch as Managing Director of Talgo UK, and has signed a framework agreement with Scottish Enterprise and Transport Scotland for the establishment of a manufacturing plant at Longannet in Fife should it win ...
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Rail Business UKLonger peaks increase Victoria Line capacity
UK: Transport for London introduced a new timetable for London Underground’s Victoria Line on November 4 that doubles the length of time during which services run at 100 sec headways. Following the completion of a signalling upgrade in 2017, Victoria Line services have been running every 100 ...
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Rail Business UKInPost installs delivery lockers at stations
UK: Govia Thameslink Railway and InPost have announced a partnership which will see automated parcel pick-up and drop-off lockers installed at 11 stations. Users will be able to collect items from a range of retailers including Boohoo, NastyGal and Holland & Barrett, and return items to Asos, ...
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Rail Business UKEast Midlands Railway launches The Platform feedback tool
UK: East Midlands Railway has launched The Platform, an online community where customers can share their experiences which is managed by independent research company Breaking Blue. ‘We currently have a post travel survey in existence which is very good for giving us statistics on how to improve ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
The Rail Delivery Group is a partner in the ‘It’s everyone’s journey’ campaign to make public transport more inclusive which was launched by the Department for Transport with industry, disability groups and disabled people on October 29. ‘We want everyone to be able to benefit from ...
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Rail Business UKRailway Industry Association responds to general election vote
UK: ‘We hope there will not be significant hiatus in rail work or the development of supportive policy for any longer than necessary’, said Railway Industry Association CEO Darren Caplan after the House of Commons voted on October 29 for a general election to be held on ...
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Rail Business UKNorthern rail crisis is a ‘collective system inability’, says Arriva UK Trains MD
Arriva UK Trains Managing Director Chris Burchell talks to Rail Business UK about ongoing problems at the Northern franchise, where performance has been hit by the late delivery of new trains, a series of industrial disputes and the inability of the infrastructure to handle the timetable.
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Rail Business UKVivarail to relocate
UK: Vivarail is to move its main manufacturing base from the Quinton Rail Technology Centre at Long Marston to Southam near Leamington Spa. The company said the relocation was driven by its growing order book and its development of a ‘full suite of emission-free trains’ based on ...
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Rail Business UKCompetition aims to use data to improve train performance
UK: Applications for funding under the second round of the £1·3m Data Sandbox+ research competition are due to close on December 6. The competition is being co-funded by RSSB and Network Rail as part of the PERFORM cross-industry initiative led by RSSB. This aims to use advanced ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 streamlines civils subcontracting process
UK: The four High Speed 2 main works civils contractors have collaborated to introduce a standardised pre-qualification system for subcontractors which is designed to streamline the process, reduce costs and boost productivity. Under the Common Assessment Standard, bidders for work with Align, BBV, EK and SCS Railways ...
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Rail Business UKTelent awarded Network Rail station wi-fi contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded Telent Technology a contract to roll-out free passenger wif-fi with ‘seamless connectivity and single sign-on’ at the 20 major stations which it manages directly. This follows pilot schemes at London Euston and London Bridge. Deployment at the remaining stations is scheduled to ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Network Rail has secured Department for Transport funding to draw up detailed proposals for enhancements at Denmark Hill station in south London, including a new entrance on Windsor Walk to reduce congestion and provide easier access to King’s College and Maudsley hospitals. The proposals are intended ...