All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 66

  • ScotRail request stops
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    Technology replaces hand signals at Scottish request stops

    2022-02-16T04:00:00Z

    UK: Eight lightly-used stations on the Far North line in Scotland are being provided with ‘request to stop’ kiosks, removing the need for waiting passengers to give hand signals to the driver of an approaching train. The kiosks supplied by Unipart Technologies Group’s Comms Design will ...

  • Vivarail Class 230
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    Battery train and fast charger to be tested in London

    2022-02-15T15:12:00Z

    UK: Great Western Railway has signed an agreement to test Vivarail’s Class 230 battery multiple-unit and fast charging technology under real-word conditions on the 4 km non-electrified branch between West Ealing and Greenford in west London. Part of Vivarail’s family of multiple-units produced from London Underground ...

  • John Sisk & Son has expanded its railway activities with the acquisition of Kent-based mechanical, electrical and conductor rail equipment specialist Fuse Rail.
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    Sisk acquires Fuse Rail

    2022-02-15T04:00:00Z

    UK: International construction and civil engineering contractor John Sisk & Son has expanded its railway activities with the acquisition of Kent-based mechanical, electrical and conductor rail equipment specialist Fuse Rail. ‘We look forward to working closely with the team in Fuse to help them grow and ...

  • Chiltern Railways HybridFLEX DMU 168329 (Photo Tony Miles) (4)
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    ‘Cleaner, quieter and quicker’ diesel-battery hybrid train enters passenger service

    2022-02-14T13:35:00Z

    UK: Chiltern Railways has put into passenger service its HybridFLEX hybrid multiple-unit, which is fitted with a battery pack to store regenerated braking energy which can then be used to provide emission-free operation in stations and urban areas without needing new infrastructure.

  • Sunderland NE
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    AECOM to design Sunderland station entrance

    2022-02-14T05:00:00Z

    UK: AECOM has been tasked with designing a replacement southern entrance to Sunderland station. The consultancy will work with BAM Nuttall, Network Rail, Nexus, Grand Central, Northern and Sunderland City Council on the project, which is part of a wider £26m redevelopment. ...

  • GBRf locomotive
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    Real-time access to freight locomotive CCTV

    2022-02-11T14:23:00Z

    UK: Journeo has equipped GB Railfreight’s fleet of almost 100 Class 66 locomotives with forward-facing CCTV and a connection to a cloud-based data portal, providing the control room with real-time access to train location, status and condition monitoring data. Staff have immediate ...

  • gb-tfw-Mark 4s Holyhead
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    North Wales transport review to consider A55 corridor options

    2022-02-11T13:46:00Z

    UK: A North Wales Transport Commission has been formed to develop a pipeline of rail, road, bus and active travel schemes for the A55 corridor between Cheshire and Holyhead, the Welsh government has announced. A multimodal review of the corridor was recommended by the Welsh government’s ...

  • Tilt meters daytime 1
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    Network Rail tests earth movement meters in Scotland

    2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

    UK: Network Rail’s Scotland route is testing surface-mounted earth movement meters at 26 sites. The tilt meters are designed to detect movement in slopes, embankments and earthworks of more than 5°, and sound an alert via the GSM-R telecoms network to inform control staff of the ...

  • Greater Anglia Alstom Class 720 at Kings Lynn
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    UK railway news round-up

    2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

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

  • Barrow Haven station
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    Barton-on-Humber line stations to be improved

    2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

    UK: East Midlands Railway has announced a £400 000 programme of improvements covering the 12 small stations it manages on the route from Cleethorpes to Barton-on-Humber; Cleethorpes and Grimsby Town are managed by TransPennine Express. The works to improve the overall station ...

  • Network Rail overhead line engineers
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    Network Rail announces further job cuts

    2022-02-08T14:57:00Z

    UK: Plans to cut more than 900 management, professional and technical jobs were announced by Network Rail on February 4. Tim Shoveller, Managing Director, North West & Central Region, said ‘our railway is in a financial crisis, reliant on government handouts to keep its head above ...

  • London Liverpool Street station concourse
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    Consultation soon on Great British Railways legislation

    2022-02-08T05:00:00Z

    UK: The Department for Transport is expected to begin formal consultation later this month on the draft legislation required to establish Great British Railways, with a view to having the new organisation operational before the end of 2023. As part of the Rail Transformation Plan process ...

  • HS 2 Visual 2
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    HS2 Ltd launches fourth Innovation Accelerator programme

    2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

    UK: HS2 Ltd has launched its fourth Innovation Accelerator programme in conjunction with the Connected Places Catapult innovation agency, seeking five SMEs to develop digital technology for supply chain management, risk management & decision making, and data exchange & analysis. ‘The 14 SMEs who graduated from ...

  • Northern Class 158 crosses Dent Head Viaduct on the Settle & Carlise line (Photo: Tony Miles)
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    Great British Railways headquarters competition launched

    2022-02-05T00:02:00Z

    UK: The government formally launched the competition to select the location of the future headquarters of Great British Railways on February 5. Places in Great Britain which are outside London and which have strong historical links to railways are encouraged to make a case for why ...

  • Portway P&R site image 1_web
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    Construction of Portway P&R station gets underway

    2022-02-04T05:00:00Z

    UK: Network Rail has begun construction of Portway Park & Ride station on the Bristol to Severn Beach branch, with opening planned for the summer. Preparatory works were completed in December. Much of the main construction will be carried out overnight, but services on the Severn ...

  • Roxtec UK managing director Clive Sharp
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    UK railway news round-up

    2022-02-03T05:00:00Z

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

  • Great British Railways will offer local leaders a greater say in their area’s rail services, according to the Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper published on February 2.
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    ‘Levelling up’ white paper promises more local involvement in rail

    2022-02-02T16:30:00Z

    UK: Great British Railways will offer local leaders a greater say in their area’s rail services, according to the Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper published on February 2. The government anticipated that ‘by 2030, local public transport connectivity across the country will be significantly ...

  • East Grinstead landslip (Photo: Network Rail)
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    Railway resilience report outlines climate change challenges

    2022-02-02T16:18:00Z

    UK: Network Rail has published its third Adaption Report, outlining the risks which climate change poses to the rail network and measures required to improve resilience. The report sets out the progress made on climate change and resilience since 2016, identifies further actions which are needed, ...

  • Zonegreen Doncaster sidings panel
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    Sidings warning system installed at Doncaster depot

    2022-02-02T05:00:00Z

    UK: Zonegreen has installed a sidings warning system on a track at Hitachi Rail’s Doncaster Carr depot, which is used for toilet emptying, water tank filling, fuelling and sanding of various Class 80x fleets. Inbound vehicles are detected by a treadle switch that activates beacon sounders, ...

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    Suzi Ruffell to host 24th Rail Business Awards

    2022-02-01T11:43:00Z

    RBA: Marking a welcome return to live in-person events, the 24th Rail Business Awards will take place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London’s west end on February 23 2022. The gala evening will be hosted by up-and-coming comedian Suzi Ruffell, voted best club comic at the 2019 Chortle Awards.