All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 6

  • Ralf Warwel - Stadler UK&I - InnoTrans 2024 & Class 99 TM02
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    Stadler anticipates UK opportunities because 'nobody will be buying a diesel train any more'

    14 October 2024

    UK: ‘We believe that nobody will be buying a diesel train any more, be it a locomotive or a passenger train, and with our technology of bi-mode and, by adding batteries, tri-mode products we are certainly capable of providing the rolling stock that is needed’, Ralf ...

  • Managing Director of AARC Professional Services Steve Derrick (left) with associates Kevin Martin (centre) and Chris Rowley
    Rail Business UK

    Consultancy forms Rail Infrastructure section

    11 October 2024

    UK: Rail consultancy AARC Professional Services has expanded its portfolio by launching a Rail Infrastructure unit. Its services include advice and support on asset management strategies; standards, policy and process reviews; technical advisory assistance; asset performance management; maintenance readiness; taking new/changed assets into operational use; assisting ...

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    Rail Business UK

    UK railway news round-up

    10 October 2024

    This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.

  • Euston station (Photo Network Rail)
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    Five-point plan to improve the passenger experience at London Euston station

    9 October 2024

    UK: Network Rail and the Department for Transport have announced a five-point plan which aims to improve the passenger experience at London Euston station pending longer-term changes. Network Rail said a ‘major reconstruction’ of the ‘outdated’ station is required to meet current demands, and avoid ’very ...

  • Thameslink train and passengers
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    Audio guide to help blind passengers use Thameslink trains

    9 October 2024

    UK: Thameslink has released an audio guide describing its 115 Siemens Mobility Class 700 trains which was written with the help of blind passenger Dave Smith who sits on the operator’s accessibility Advisory Panel. The guide is available on the Assisted Travel pages of the company’s ...

  • Siemens Goole first KM car being measured 021024 TM09
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    Siemens Mobility announces further UK investment at opening of Goole train factory

    8 October 2024

    UK: Siemens Mobility announced new investment of up to £40m and the creation of up to a further 300 jobs when Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan attended the official opening of its £200m Goole Rail Village on October ...

  • Laura Shoaf (Photo WMCA)
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    Shadow Great British Railways Chair appointed

    7 October 2024

    UK: The Secretary of State for Transport has appointed West Midlands Combined Authority Chief Executive Laura Shoaf as Chair of Shadow Great British Railways. Before leading the WMCA, Shoaf was Managing Director of Transport for West Midlands, and has chaired the Urban Transport Group. ‘It is ...

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    Regulator accepts Network Rail’s plan to address performance issues

    7 October 2024

    UK: The Office of Rail & Road has accepted Network Rail’s detailed plan to address underlying issues leading to poor train reliability and punctuality in the Wales & Western region. An ORR investigation found that Network Rail was not doing all it reasonably could to improve. The ...

  • Passengers at London Euston station walking up the ramp from platforms to the concourse (Photo Network Rail)
    Rail Business UK

    Euston still has a problem

    4 October 2024

    UK: ‘Even on good days, the passenger experience at London Euston fails to match its importance as the capital’s main rail gateway to four of the UK’s largest cities. But it is when train services are disrupted that the station really struggles to cope, with high ...

  • A GB Railfreight intermodal train
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    Research and innovation are not ‘optional extras’ for rail freight operators

    4 October 2024

    UK: The Chief Executive of the Rail Safety & Standards Board has called on the rail freight sector to co-fund research to help achieve the previous government’s ‘bold’ goal of increasing rail freight by 75% by 2050. Speaking at the 32nd Rail Freight Group Conference in ...

  • Recite Me used on Northern's website
    Rail Business UK

    UK railway news round-up

    3 October 2024

    This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.

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    Manchester to host the 2025 Rail Business Awards

    2 October 2024

    UK: The annual Rail Business Awards which recognise and reward excellence across every aspect of the industry will be back in Manchester in 2025.

  • WMT Class 730 drivers seat TM05
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    RSSB research supports lowering minimum age to be a train driver

    2 October 2024

    UK: Research into the feasibility of reducing the minimum age of train drivers from 20 to 18 undertaken by the Rail Safety & Standards Board has found that existing training, competence and safety systems could be deployed for younger entrants. RSSB found that experience, rather than ...

  • GCRE competition InnoTrans 2024
    Rail Business UK

    GCRE launches international innovation competition

    2 October 2024

    UK: The Global Centre of Rail Excellence launched a rail innovation competition in partnership with Innovate UK and the Department for Business & Trade at the InnoTrans trade show in Berlin. The £500 000 competition asks teams to address thematic rail challenges including minimising degradation of ...

  • HS1 (Photo ORR)
    Rail Business UK

    HS1 access charges to be reduced

    1 October 2024

    UK: Lower charges for passenger trains on the high speed line from London to the Channel Tunnel and a halving of charges for freight are proposed in the Office of Rail & Road’s draft determination of the High Speed 1 concessionaire’s next five-year spending plan. ORR ...

  • Ashley Down station event Bristol
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    Ashley Down station opens as part of Bristol’s ‘quiet rail revolution’

    30 September 2024

    UK: Trains returned to Ashley Down for the first time in 60 years on September 28 when Great Western Railway began serving the newly rebuilt station north of Bristol. Ashley Down is located in north Bristol between Stapleton Hill and Filton Abbey Wood, on the site ...

  • Artefacts from St Mary's Archaeological dig - Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire (Photo HS2 Ltd)
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    HS2 Ltd awards post-excavation archaeology contract

    30 September 2024

    UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has awarded what it says is the largest ever archaeological post-excavation contract to the Access+ consortium. HS2 has worked with Historic England to develop the scope of the six-year contract which is worth up to £32·5m. It covers ...

  • GCRE - Crossrail International
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    Partnership to share well-respected UK rail expertise worldwide

    27 September 2024

    UK: The Global Centre of Rail Excellence and the Department for Transport’s arm-length rail consultancy body Crossrail International have signed a partnership agreement to support the development and delivery of major rail infrastructure projects around the world. Speaking at the InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin, GCRE ...

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    Rail freight up 7%

    27 September 2024

    UK: The Office of Rail & Road reports that freight transported by rail totalled 4·18 billion net tonne-km in April to June 2024, an increase of 7% on the same quarter last year. The proportion of freight trains cancelled or arriving after 15 min was 7·6%. ...

  • Turkish electrification firm targets UK rail market (Photo GCRE)
    Rail Business UK

    Turkish electrification firm targets UK rail market

    26 September 2024

    UK: Turkish overhead electrification equipment manufacturer Ulusoy Raylı Sistemler has a signed a memorandum of understanding to use the future Global Centre of Rail Excellence in South Wales for product development and commercial showcasing as part of its planned expansion into the UK market. Ulusoy produces ...