All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 120
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Rail Business UKDMUs converted to carry bikes and luggage on the West Highland line
UK: Five Class 153 single-car diesel multiple-units are being converted to carry up to 20 bicycles and large luggage including winter sports equipment, for use by ScotRail to provide additional seating capacity and encourage tourism on the scenic West Highland line. The units ...
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Rail Business UKNorth-West Transport Hub opens
North-West Transport Hub UK: The rail facilities at the North-West Transport Hub in Northern Ireland’s second city were opened by transport agency Translink on October 21. The new Derry~Londonderry station returns to railway use the city’s former Waterside station, a Grade B-listed nineteenth century structure ...
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Rail Business UKContactless travel extended to Luton Airport Parkway
UK: Contactless payment was rolled out to three more railway stations in the London commuter area, including Luton Airport Parkway, on October 22. Passengers can use contactless bank cards, but not Oyster smart cards, to travel to and from St Albans City, Harpenden and Luton Airport Parkway ...
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Rail Business UKPacers to continue into 2020, operators confirm
UK: Operators have confirmed that their Pacer diesel multiple-units will remain in service into early 2020, in spite of previous announcements that the unpopular four-wheeled vehicles dating from the 1980s would be withdrawn before enhanced PRM accessibility requirements come into force on January 1 2020. ...
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Rail Business UKLNER launches Azumas to Lincoln
UK: ‘We are putting Lincoln firmly on the LNER map’, said Customer Service Director Suzanne Donnelly at the formal launch of Azuma services off the East Coast Main Line on October 21. With effect from the December timetable change Lincoln will benefit from a ...
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Rail Business UKIlford and Romford station enhancement contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded VolkerFitzpatrick a £20m contract to complete the upgrading of Ilford and Romford stations in east London for the Crossrail project. Ilford station will gain a ‘new, spacious and bright’ building by the end of 2020 to replace the existing entrance on Cranbrook ...
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Rail Business UKMerseyrail and RMT close to agreement on new trains
UK: The RMT has suspended industrial action in the long-running dispute about how the new EMUs which Stadler is building for Merseyrail will be operated, after the union’s National Executive Committee endorsed an offer which it said would guarantee both the presence and safety-critical role of guards. ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Bombardier Transportation’s Derby plant has completed the first 100 coaches for Greater Anglia’s fleet of 111 five and 10-car Aventra EMUs. The first is expected to arrive on the Greater Anglia network later this year, and the Angel Trains-owned fleet will eventually replace existing EMUs on its ...
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Rail Business UKDfT publishes network enhancement project pipeline
UK: The Department for Transport published its five-year Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline on October 16, listing projects to increase to the capabilities of the rail network in England & Wales where development is being funded through the enhancements budget for Control Period 6 (2019-24). The schemes are ...
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Rail Business UKStation lift-sharing share scheme launched by London Northwestern Railway
UK: London Northwestern Railway has launched a pilot lift-sharing scheme at Tring station, where accessibility improvement works beings have led to a temporary reduction in car parking capacity. Passengers can use the wmtrains.liftshare.com website to connect with people who drive on similar routes to the station, which ...
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Rail Business UKEast West Rail engineering partner appointed
Map of the future Oxford - Cambridge railway. UK: Project promoter East West Railway Co has appointed an Arup-led consortium to support early works for the Bedford – Cambridge section of the East West Rail corridor between Oxford and Cambridge. Arup will work with Environmental Resources Management, ...
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Rail Business UKRail industry responds to Queen’s Speech
UK: Industry bodies have responded to the announcement in the Queen’s Speech at the state opening of parliament on October 14 that ‘proposals on railway reform will be brought forward’. Details of the government’s plans were not given, pending the completion of the review of the rail ...
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Rail Business UKUser-worked crossing gates and lights linked
UK: In what Network Rail said was a first, the user-worked gates at Jacky Duffin Wood level crossing on the route to Drax power station have been linked to the miniature stop lights, meaning they can only be opened by motorist when there is no train approaching. ...
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Rail Business UKBombardier Transportation appoints UK region president
UK: Bombardier Transportation has appointed Matt Byrne as President of its UK Region and Chair of Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd. He replaces Phil Hufton who has decided to step down for personal reasons, but has agreed to stay for a short period to ensure a smooth handover. ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
The Office of Rail & Road is consulting with stakeholders on its draft determination of High Speed 1 access charges. ORR proposes that operators would pay a total of £26m/year, £9m less than HS1 Ltd had requested. The Final Determination for the next five years is to ...
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Rail Business UKSouth Western Railway rolls out Infor asset management system
UK: Passenger operator South Western Railway has opted to deploy Infor’s Enterprise Asset Management software as part of a project to consolidate and modernise its rolling stock maintenance processes. It will be hosted and supported by Infor partner Sapphire Systems, and is expected to go live with ...
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Rail Business UKLondon Overground to provide Boxing Day services
UK: A Boxing Day service is to be provided on part of the London Overground network for the first time this year, Transport for London announced on October 2. On December 26 trains will run from Highbury & Islington to West Croydon and from Clapham Junction to ...
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Rail Business UKEdinburgh Waverley approaches study funded
UK: Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure & Connectivity Michael Matheson has approved £15m of funding for the detailed modelling of infrastructure options for the Edinburgh Waverley Western Approaches enhancement project. The intention is to deliver capacity and performance improvements on a critical part of the network ...
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Rail Business UKMerseyrail’s first Stadler train heads for testing
The first of 52 EMUs which Stadler is building for Merseyrail has been sent for dynamic testing (Photo: Stefan Schulthess Railroad, Aviation & Landscape Photography, Switzerland). UK: The first of 52 bespoke four-car electric multiple-units which Stadler Bussnang is building for Liverpool area commuter operator Merseyrail has ...
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Rail Business UKTransport for the North responds to HS2 speculation
UK: Rumours that the HS2 programme may be scaled back in the north of England have brought a strong response from Transport for the North. Newspaper reports have suggested that the government-appointed review panel being chaired by former HS2 Chairman Douglas Oakervee will propose the cancellation of ...