All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 64
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Rail Business UKGTR to restore Gatwick Express from April
UK: After being suspended at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and briefly revived late last year just before the Omicron wave, Govia Thameslink Railway’s Gatwick Express will resume regular service on April 3 with twice hourly trains running non-stop between Gatwick Airport and London Victoria. ...
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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 UKWagons ordered for growing freight traffic
UK: GB Railfreight and leasing company Porterbrook have placed an order for The Greenbrier Companies to supply 50 JNA 60 m3 capacity four-axle box wagons for transporting construction materials.
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Rail Business UKDB Cargo UK trials ‘combi-consists’ combining two trains in one
UK: DB Cargo UK is trialling the use of ‘combi-consists’ combining two trains to improve efficiency. A ‘jumbo’ train operated from Belmont Yard in Doncaster to Barking in east London comprised 21 MBA wagons for Ward Recycling and 18 JNA wagons for FCC Environment, with an ...
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Rail Business UKGovernment allocates £84m to enhance reliability as Manchester Rail Blueprint emerges
UK: An £84m package of work to improve performance and capacity in Greater Manchester and neighbouring regions was announced by Rail Minister Wendy Morton during a visit to Manchester on March 11. The interventions include platform extensions, infrastructure enhancements and depot capacity improvements in what the ...
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Rail Business UKGreat Anglia launches virtual tour of Norwich station
UK: Greater Anglia and Virtual Tour Experts have created an online interactive virtual tour of Norwich station to help people with reduced mobility check how accessible their journey would be. The virtual tour consists of a series of 360° photographs linked by clickable markers, with a ...
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Rail Business UKTransPennine Express explores further fleet and capacity expansion options
UK: First TransPennine Express is hopeful that it will be able to issue a call for expressions of interest in the provision of additional bi-mode trains before the end of March.
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Rail Business UKSearch for next Chair of HS2 Ltd relaunched
UK: The search for the next Chair of HS2 Ltd was relaunched on March 9, with the Department for Transport saying the criteria had been updated to attract candidates from a wider field of sectors and backgrounds. All candidates will be asked to demonstrate their experience ...
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Rail Business UKRail Accident Investigation Branch publishes Carmont derailment report
UK: Network Rail and its contractors come in for criticism in the Rail Accident Investigation Branch’s report into the fatal derailment at Carmont near Stonehaven. In its report published on March 10, RAIB focuses on the processes put in place to manage drainage at the site. ...
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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 UKWelsh hydrogen train study underway
UK: A study has been launched to assess the viability of using hydrogen fuelled trains to replace diesel traction in Wales. The four-month study is being undertaken by Arup and fuel cell manufacturer Ballard Motive Solutions, with funding from the Welsh government’s Hydrogen Business Research & ...
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Rail Business UKLondon Euston HS2 station designs updated
UK: High Speed 2 project promoter HS2 Ltd has published updated design concepts for the future high speed line terminus at London Euston station. The designs have been developed by a consortium of Arup, WSP and Grimshaw Architects for the joint venture of Mace and Dragados ...
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Rail Business UKWest Midlands Trains appoints next Managing Director
UK: ScotRail Chief Operating Officer Ian McConnell is to become Managing Director of West Midlands Trains in April, once ScotRail has been transferred from Abellio to public body Scottish Rail Holdings. McConnell was previously Franchise & Programmes Director at Greater Anglia, and ...
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Rail Business UKAlstom awarded Farncombe – Petersfield signalling contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded Alstom a £49m contract for signalling and level crossing works between Farncombe and Petersfield as part of the Portsmouth Direct Upgrade project. Control of the area’s signalling will be transferred from three local signal boxes to the ...
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Rail Business UKSuppliers set out five ‘tests’ for Great British Railways
UK: The Railway Industry Association has set out five ‘tests’ developed with input from its supply members to provide criteria for ensuring that the formation of Great British Railways is a success.
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Rail Business UKLevenmouth Rail Link reopening works get underway
UK: Network Rail has begun construction works for the Levenmouth Rail Link scheme to reopen the 6·5 km branch from Thornton Junction to Leven which has been out of use since 2001.
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Rail Business UKFive post-pandemic priorities for London rail users
UK: After talking to rail users in and around the capital, consumer group London TravelWatch has set out what it says are passengers’ five key priorities following the pandemic. Noting that 70% of all train journeys start, finish or pass through London, the organisation said it ...
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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 UKGB Railfreight plans order for future-proofed bi-mode locomotives
UK: GB Railfreight is planning to order a fleet of main line electro-diesel locomotives with a modular design which would facilitate future replacement of the diesel engine with a battery or hydrogen fuel cell module. Rail Business UK understands that advanced negotiations are underway with Stadler ...
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Rail Business UKTSSA trade union members vote for merger with Boilermakers
INTERNATIONAL: Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association trade union in the UK and Ireland have voted in favour of merging with the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers in the USA and Canada. TSSA said this would be the first merger of British and North American trade ...