All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 73
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Rail Business UKRail industry voluntary severance scheme set for rapid roll-out
UK: The first details of the Special Voluntary Severance Scheme that will be offered to railway employees have been outlined as the Department for Transport pushes forward with a widespread reduction in staff numbers across all parts of the rail sector.
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Rail Business UKDifficult start for the Staycation Express
UK: Rail Charter Services has been forced to scale back its ‘Staycation Express’ services on the Settle – Carlisle line, after passenger numbers were lower than expected and rolling stock and catering issues emerged during the first few weeks of the 2021 season. Ridership was high ...
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Rail Business UKTrain companies look to get travellers ‘back on track’
UK: The first co-ordinated national marketing campaign since the start of the coronavirus pandemic was launched by the rail industry on August 16. Branded ‘Let’s get back on track’, it is primarily aimed at leisure travellers.
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Rail Business UKBetter Value Rail Toolkit launched to assist project sponsors
UK: An online Better Value Rail Toolkit has been launched to help organisations sponsoring rail projects make the right decisions at the early stages, ensure that rail is the best option and save time and money during the process. The website has been jointly developed by ...
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Rail Business UKPrototype Revolution Very Light Rail vehicle ready for testing
UK: Assembly of the prototype Revolution Very Light Rail vehicle has been completed, and is it now ready for testing to assess the feasibility of providing passenger services on low-traffic and feeder routes where the high cost of conventional rolling stock is currently a barrier to operations.
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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 UKMachine learning deployed to support train operations decision-making
UK: South Western Railway and the University of Portsmouth have co-operated to develop machine learning software which analyses real-time train running data to automatically identify services at risk of delay and assist controllers with selecting and implementing the most appropriate contingency plan. The creation of a ...
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Rail Business UKColas to sell Pullman Rail to Transport for Wales
UK: Transport for Wales has signed an agreement to purchase Colas Rail’s Pullman Rail business, which provides rolling stock engineering services at Canton in Cardiff. TfW said it had reviewed its depot and stabling facilities, and concluded that the acquisition of Pullman would provide extra capacity ...
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Rail Business UKNorthumberland Line stations contractor selected
UK: Northumberland County Council has appointed Morgan Sindall Infrastructure as primary contractor for the six stations to be built as part of the Northumberland Line project to reinstate passenger services between Newcastle and Ashington. The initial stage of the framework contract covers the completion of detailed ...
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Rail Business UKGlobal Centre of Rail Excellence gets planning approval
UK: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council and Powys County Council have granted planning approval for a proposed rolling stock, infrastructure and technology testing facility to be built on a former open cast mine site. The Global Centre of Rail Excellence would ‘help create the next ...
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Rail Business UKAssisted boarding points cut assistance notice time to 10 min
UK: South Western Railway is reducing the advance notice needed for assisted travel services to 10 min, with the roll out of assisted boarding points at stations where passengers can contact its customer service centre which will then let the guard on the next available train ...
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Rail Business UKCompetition hots up at 24th Rail Business Awards
UK: With six weeks left until the deadline, companies across the UK rail sector still have time to enter for the 24th Rail Business Awards.
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Rail Business UKCrossrail 2 and major infrastructure investment still required on South West Main Line despite Covid-19 effect, warns Network Rail
UK: A report issued by Network Rail indicates that the expected drop in commuter and business travel caused by Covid-19 will not be sufficient to remove the need for major infrastructure investment on the South West Main Line serving London Waterloo, including potential resumption of work on Crossrail 2.
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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 UKMaritime Intermodal to lease Mossend Euroterminal
UK: Maritime Transport’s Intermodal business is to lease the Mossend Euroterminal rail freight terminal in Scotland from DB Cargo UK with effect from October 1. Maritime took over the lease of DB Cargo UK’s intermodal freight facilities at Wakefield and Trafford Park two years ago, and ...
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Rail Business UKDfT launches rail accessibility programme
UK: The Department for Transport has announced a range of initiatives intended to remove the barriers to public transport faced by disabled people. In the rail sector, work has begin on an audit of all stations to support the development of a public database which, along ...
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Rail Business UKCambridgeshire Autonomous Metro learning to feed into updated transport strategy
UK: Research into zero-carbon transport and modal shift strategies gained through the development of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro concept is to be incorporated into an updated Local Transport Plan for the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough region, according to recently-elected Mayor Dr Nik Johnson.
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Rail Business UKVivarail ‘set to become an ever more important player’, says new MD
UK: Steve McBride has been appointed Managing Director of Vivarail’s UK operations, with founder Adrian Shooter continuing as Chairman of the company which produces multiple-units by reusing the bodyshells and bogies of former London Underground trains. ‘Running Vivarail has been both one of the most challenging ...
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Rail Business UKSoutheastern Managing Director named
UK: The Go-Ahead Group has announced the appointment of Southeastern Managing Director David Statham as Strategy Director from October, overseeing business strategy across the group’s rail, bus and public transport activities including its response to climate change. David Statham Go-Ahead recently announced ...
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Rail Business UKHackney Central station expansion underway
UK: Work has started on a £3m refurbishment of the London Overground station at Hackney Central on the North London Line, including the construction of a second entrance.