All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 32
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Rail Business UKHS2 viaduct draws on Spanish high speed rail experience
UK: A viaduct under construction for High Speed 2 is the UK’s first major railway viaduct to be entirely manufactured off-site, according to project promoter HS2 Ltd. The 800 m long viaduct will carry HS2 across the Thame Valley floodplain near Aylesbury, ...
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Rail Business UKRail software specialist FabDigital acquired by 3Squared parent company
UK: Rail information software company FabDigital has been acquired by EPM Transport Solutions, which also owns 3Squared. EPM was supported by Literacy Capital. FabDigital supplies software enabling train operators to integrate real-time and accurate travel information into their websites. ‘We have long admired FabDigital’s software solutions ...
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Rail Business UKArriva’s London Overground operating concession to be extended
UK: Transport for London has awarded Arriva a two-year extension to its concession to operate London Overground services. Arriva Rail London has operated London Overground inner-suburban services under a concession model since November 2016. TfL takes the revenue risk, while the operator receives a fixed payment ...
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Rail Business UKRecommendations to improve on-train air quality
UK: The Department for Transport’s Science Advisory Council has made a number of recommendations in response to a Rail Safety & Standards Board analysis of air quality onboard trains. The council notes that the methodology makes it difficult to compared on-train air quality with outdoor observations, ...
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Rail Business UKLNER looks at reinstating London – Cleethorpes service
UK: An LNER Hitachi Azuma trainset has run to Cleethorpes on test to help inform any future decision about reinstating direct services between the northeast Lincolnshire seaside town and London King’s Cross. The trainset ran from Doncaster to Grimsby Town, Cleethorpes, Barnetby and Market Rasen on ...
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Rail Business UKCaledonian Sleeper moves to Scottish government ownership
UK: The first Caledonian Sleeper night train services under Scottish government ownership ran on June 25, following the end of the contract previously held by Serco. The last Serco Caledonian Sleepers Ltd trains ran on the night of Friday June 23, as there is no Saturday ...
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Rail Business UKRail industry making progress with disability awareness refresher training
UK: Train operators and Network Rail are making progress with disability awareness refresher training, according to a review undertaken by the Office of Rail & Road. ORR requires operators to deliver refresher training on disability and equality every two years, and specifies the competencies that staff ...
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Rail Business UKRail regulator sets out access charge policy for 2024-29
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has confirmed that it intends to retain the current structure of charges for passenger and freight operators during the five-year Control Period 7 starting in April 2024. Network Rail has received around £1·3bn in annual income from infrastructure cost charges ...
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Rail Business UKRail regulator wants more focus on performance and core assets
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has published its draft determination for the 2023 Periodic Review, setting out its assessment of Network Rail’s plans to spend £40·0bn in England and Wales and £4·8bn in Scotland during the five-year Control Period 7 starting on April 1 ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.
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Rail Business UKScotRail fare rises announced
UK: ScotRail fares are to increase by 4·8% from July 3, with no increase for season tickets and flexi-passes. Transport Scotland said disposable income in Scotland rose by 6% in the year to Q4 2022, and the fare rise was calculated based on being equal overall ...
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Rail Business UKAldridge – Walsall passenger train business case to be developed
UK: The Department for Transport has given conditional approval for the start of work on an outline business case for a £30m scheme to introduce a passenger service from Walsall to a proposed Aldridge station on the freight-only Sutton Park line. It is envisaged that there ...
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Rail Business UKThameslink EMUs to get ETCS onboard upgrade
UK: A five-year contract to upgrade the Class 700 Thameslink EMU fleet to the latest specification of European Train Control System has been awarded through the cross-industry East Coast Digital Programme. The £32·7m contract announced on June 21 was signed by infrastructure manager Network Rail, operator ...
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Rail Business UKTrain operator trials assistance app for blind and partially sighted passengers
UK: Govia Thameslink Railway is trialling the Aria wayfinding app which connects blind and partially sighted people to a remote adviser who can use the passenger’s smartphone camera to guide them through a station to a member of staff. Passengers at Brighton, Stevenage, London Blackfriars and ...
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Rail Business UKTrain frequency focus in North Wales Transport Commission’s interim recommendations
UK: The North Wales Transport Commission chaired by Lord Burns has published its interim recommendations for the development and delivery of an integrated multi-modal transport system in the region. For the rail sector, NWTC supports proposed improvements at Chester station to enable additional services to operate. ...
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Rail Business UKR&D project looks at track buckling risk
UK: Network Rail has awarded six organisations contracts for the development and testing of remote condition monitoring technology to support the early detection of sections of track at risk of buckling in hot weather. The organisations selected under the Track Buckle Risk & Detection Design Contest ...
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Rail Business UKWelsh government seeks plan to improve Wrexham – Bidston line performance
UK: Following a long period of disruption, the Welsh government’s Deputy Minister for Climate Change Lee Waters has asked Transport for Wales Rail to develop a plan to improve services on the Wrexham – Bidston Borderlands line. Earlier in the year, services had been suspended for ...
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Rail Business UKRSK acquires track works contractor 1stinrail
UK: RSK Group has acquired 1stinrail, which provides track repair, renewal and installation services for customers including Network Rail, Transport for London and Tier 1 contractors. The acquisition announced on June 13 ‘is a significant step forwards in our original vision to become one of the ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 Ltd joins 2023 First of a Kind railway technology funding competition
UK: The seventh annual First of a Kind railway technology development competition has opened, with £5·3m of Department for Transport funding available plus, for the first time, a further £1m from HS2 Ltd. DfT is seeking proposals for innovations that could offer a better customer experience ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.