All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 49
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Rail Business UKGCRE and Singapore Land Transport Authority to work together
INTERNATIONAL: Singapore Land Transport Authority and the Global Centre of Rail Excellence in Wales have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together in rail testing and asset management activities.
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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 UKClass 66 freight loco to be fitted with ETCS under East Coast Digital Programme
UK: DB Cargo announced on November 8 that work had started to equip a Class 66 diesel locomotive with the latest iteration of ETCS.
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Rail Business UKLiverpool Baltic station on course to open in 2025
UK: Re-opening of the former Liverpool St James station in the city’s Baltic Triangle district is going ahead now that funding has been secured from central government.
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Rail Business UKSaudi Arabia Railways signs research co-operation agreement with BCRRE
INTERNATIONAL: Saudi Arabia Railways and the University of Birmingham have signed an agreement to collaborate on research, development and railway education.
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Rail Business UKMerriman named rail and HS2 minister
UK: Huw Merriman MP has been appointed as a minister of state at the Department for Transport responsible for the rail and High Speed 2 briefs.
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Rail Business UKElizabeth Line trains start running through onto main lines east and west of London
UK: Elizabeth Line passenger services began running through onto existing Network Rail routes east and west of central London on November 6.
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Rail Business UKRSSB reviews the deployment of hydrogen traction
UK: The Rail Safety & Standards Board has published an interim report as part of its investigation into the deployment of hydrogen fuel cells in rail applications.
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Rail Business UKWork starts on next section of Midland Main Line electrification
UK: Network Rail announced on November 3 that it had started piling work on the next phase of electrification of the Midland Main Line.
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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 UKVideo analytics supports lineside vegetation management
UK: Greater Anglia is using AI to analyse video footage from on-train cameras to pre-emptively identify vegetation which might block the line, obscure signals or lead to leaf fall problems. Maps are generated showing where issues have been identified, enabling Network Rail to prioritise issues by ...
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Rail Business UKClayton Equipment expects global interest in battery loco
UK: Clayton Equipment says it is expecting worldwide interest in its CB45 battery shunting locomotive, designed as a smaller model offering ‘significant benefits’ over larger counterparts in the range including quieter and emission-free operation. The manufacturer said battery traction is becoming increasingly attractive, as the performance ...
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Rail Business UKMcLoughlin berates government over northern rail failures as disruption set to worsen
UK: TfN Chair Lord Patrick McLoughlin has described the ongoing rail disruption on routes within and to and from northern England as ‘unacceptable’.
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Rail Business UKClass 387/1 EMU to be fitted with ETCS
UK: Govia Thameslink Railway has sent its first Class 387/1 EMU to be fitted with ETCS in-cab signalling as part of the East Coast Digital Programme. Alstom will install the Atlas 3 ETCS in Worksop, including a new driver’s dashboard, AWS/TPWS, doppler radar and ETCS ...
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Rail Business UKLand acquired for Global Centre of Rail Excellence
UK: The 700 ha site for the Global Centre of Rail Excellence research and testing facility at the former Nant Helen opencast site and Onllwyn washery has formally been acquired from mining company Celtic Energy, the Welsh government’s Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. Outline planning ...
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Rail Business UKElectrification priorities in northern England
UK: The Railway Industry Association North has published Greener, Faster, Better, setting out which routes in northern England should be prioritised for electrification and where battery or hydrogen could be appropriate. This was one of the key recommendations of RIA North’s previous Building the North’s New ...
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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 UKMark Harper appointed Secretary of State for Transport
UK: New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak named Mark Harper as Secretary of State for Transport on October 25, succeeding Anne-Marie Trevelyan. Commenting on his appointment, Harper said ‘transport affects us all, and I can’t wait to tackle the challenges we face so we can deliver for ...
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Rail Business UKBristol Temple Meads to host Station Innovation Zone
UK: Bristol Temple Meads station has been selected as a Station Innovation Zone which will host trials of technology to improve the passenger experience. The five-year partnership between Network Rail and the Connected Places Catapult innovation accelerator will select start-ups to test ideas such as smarter ...
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Rail Business UKRecommendations to accelerate the Integrated Rail Plan published
UK: The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure and the Institution of Civil Engineers have published Accelerating the Delivery of the Integrated Rail Plan, making recommendations to streamline planning including the creation of a national transport strategy for England. The report into speeding up the delivery of ...