All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 36
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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.
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Rail Business UKNorthern deploys train fleet maintenance management software
UK: Northern Trains has begun the roll-out of Danburykline’s SOROS maintenance management software across its fleet of 345 trainsets. The SOROS cloud-hosted mobile-first web application provides information on when and where each train will need its next service; the maintenance history and upcoming required safety checks ...
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Rail Business UKAugmented reality station maps designed to assist passengers
UK: Indoor wayfinding company Briteyellow has created augmented reality maps of six of the largest stations served by Transport for Wales, to help passengers locate facilities such as information screens, lifts, toilets, help points and waiting rooms. It is hoped the AR maps can be used ...
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Rail Business UKDerby company Tidyco signs agreement with French supplier
UK: Hydraulic and pneumatic component supplier Tidyco has signed an agreement to sell, maintain and overhaul French firm ENAG’s rail-specific products in the UK. These include battery chargers, discharge units and other rolling stock equipment ‘Our rail division has worked tirelessly to develop our overhaul facility ...
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Rail Business UKPortchester Equity buys Yellow Rail
UK: Derby-based engineering services company Yellow Rail Ltd has been acquired by privately owned Portchester Equity, which said the deal offered synergies with its WH Davis wagon manufacturing and Davis Wagon Services maintenance businesses. Announcing the deal on June 9, Winchester-based Portchester Equity said it is ...
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Rail Business UKModal shift incentive aims to get imports onto trains
UK: DP World has announced a modal shift programme designed to encourage the use of rail for the transport for goods imported through the port of Southampton. The programme running for 12 months from September will charge a flat £10 fee on all import-laden containers. Customers ...
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Rail Business UKPennant Rail acquires Track Access Productions
UK: Rail, aerospace and defence training company Pennant Rail has acquired Track Access Productions Ltd, which provides driver briefing, mapping and route learning services. ’The acquisition of TAP consolidates and strengthens our presence in the UK rail market and, over time, TAP and Pennant Rail will ...
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Rail Business UKHitachi acquisition of Thales GTS could reduce signalling competition, warns UK M&A regulator
UK: Hitachi’s proposed €1·7bn acquisition of Thales’ Ground Transportation business could lead to a substantial lessening of competition in the British signalling market, the Competition & Markets Authority has provisionally concluded.
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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 UKSkills Match to support rail employers seeking apprentices
UK: The National Skills Academy for Rail has launched a Skills Match service to support rail industry employers seeking to recruit apprentices. This aims to help address what NSAR says is a ‘severe shortfall’ of workers across the industry, and to introduce new talent with the ...
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Rail Business UKCambridge South station and rail enhancement funding confirmed
UK: The Cambridge South Infrastructure Enhancements scheme including the construction of a new station to serve Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Biomedical Campus has been given the go-ahead with the confirmation of around £200m of government funding. The project includes remodelling the railway between Cambridge and Shepreth ...
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Rail Business UKRail Ombudsman contract awarded as sponsorship moves from RDG to ORR
UK: Dispute Resolution Ombudsman Ltd has been awarded a new contract to operate the Rail Ombudsman scheme, which was launched in 2018 to resolve disputes when passenger complaints cannot be settled directly with train or station operators. Sponsorship of the scheme is being transferred from the ...
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Rail Business UKRail Minister commits to trans-Pennine electrification ‘in full’ and HS2 to Manchester
UK: Suggestions that the Transpennine Route Upgrade may be scaled back in response to funding constraints were rejected by Transport Minister Huw Merriman when questioned by Rail Business UK.