All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 83
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Rail Business UKZipabout shows passengers their last mile options
UK: A last mile feature has been added to the Rail Delivery Group’s National Rail ‘Alert Me by Messenger’ function, which uses Facebook’s messaging platform to provide passengers with alternative routes to help maintain social distancing if their journey is predicted to be busy or disrupted. ...
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Rail Business UKMass cancellations as Hitachi trains grounded by cracks
UK: A significant number of train services were cancelled over the weekend of May 8-9 after cracks were discovered in electric and electro-diesel trains constructed by Hitachi Rail for several operators.
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Rail Business UKNI Railways targets zero emissions by 2040
UK: Translink is to assess the options for procuring zero-emission trains in support of its recently published Climate Positive Strategy, which sets out an ‘ambitious’ target to achieve a 50% reduction in train, bus and building emissions by 2030, net zero emissions by 2040 and to ...
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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 UKEast Midlands Railway to launch electric trains and increase regional services
UK: East Midlands Railway is to launch its EMR Connect sub-brand with the May 16 timetable change, covering its new electric service between London St Pancras and Corby. This will be the TOC’s first electric route, with the twice-hourly service being operated using eight-car formations of ...
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Rail Business UKMick Lynch elected as RMT General Secretary
UK: The National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers has elected Assistant General Secretary Mick Lynch as its next General Secretary. He beat three other candidates to succeed Mick Cash, who had announced his intention to step down last October. ‘I will maximise the unity ...
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Rail Business UKPorterbrook to develop dedicated freight strategy
UK: Rolling stock leasing and management company Porterbrook has appointed of Mark Wyborn as its new Head of Freight Commercial, with responsibility for developing its first dedicated freight strategy and building ‘strong commercial partnerships’ with existing freight operators, new market entrants and Network Rail. ‘His appointment ...
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Rail Business UKReal-time passenger counting using on-train CCTV
UK: South Western Railway is testing the use of CCTV cameras, AI technology from PoS Insights and onboard wi-fi from Icomera to produce continuous estimates of passenger numbers on its Siemens Desiro EMU cars. The operator has plans for the data to be made available in ...
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Rail Business UKLocal station improvements make a real difference to passengers
Major projects have more glamour, but smaller changes desired by local passengers can have disproportionate impact on the user experience, says Charlie Morse, Senior Chartered Engineer at SNC-Lavalin.
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Rail Business UK‘Revolutionary’ wagons join GB Railfreight fleet
UK: Following prototype testing and approval, GB Railfreight has taken delivery of the first of 84 Ecofret2 close-coupled triple-wagon sets which it described as the ‘latest innovation in maritime container transport’ and ‘a revolutionary addition’ to its fleet. The wagons were ordered in two batches through ...
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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 UKCaledonian Sleeper services return to full timetable
UK: Caledonian Sleeper has confirmed that it will be restoring its full timetable from April 29, after a lengthy period of running a single daily train between London and Inverness via Edinburgh. Both the Lowlander and Highlander services will re-start, albeit with slightly shorter formations for ...
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Rail Business UKFatigue cracks sideline GWR Class 800s
UK: Great Western Railway has taken some of its Class 800 inter-city trains out of service following the discovery of fatigue cracking in the yaw damper bolsters on a number of vehicles.
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Rail Business UKIsland Line reopening delayed by ‘unforeseen difficulties’ with Class 484 software
UK: The reopening of the Isle of Wight’s Island Line following modernisation work is to be delayed, as a result of ‘complex software issues’ with the Vivarail Class 484 electric multiple-units, South Western Railway has confirmed. The first of the five Class 484 EMUs being produced ...
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Rail Business UKOptions to address Manchester rail congestion are ‘undeliverable’, says Burnham
UK: The process to create an interim timetable to improve the performance of train services through Manchester from May 2022 has run into difficulties, the Transport for the North board heard at its latest meeting. In January the Department for Transport and the rail industry produced ...
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Rail Business UKNAO publishes guide to England’s railway finances
UK: The National Audit Office has published a financial overview of the railway system in England, setting out how much it costs and how it is paid for. NAO said its aim was to ‘enhance clarity’ at a moment of ‘significant industry change’; the report also ...
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Rail Business UKDirect Rail Services becomes part of Nuclear Transport Solutions
UK: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has brought together its transport subsidiaries including Direct Rail Services into a single Nuclear Transport Solutions division. NDA said NTS would be a centre of excellence for nuclear logistics, supporting its work to clean up UK civil nuclear sites and using ...
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Rail Business UKHarrier HydroShunter fuel cell locomotive to be converted from Class 08
UK: A Class 08 diesel-electric shunting locomotive is being converted to fuel cell power by the Severn Valley Railway heritage line, the University of Birmingham and hydrogen technology specialist Vanguard Sustainable Transport Solutions. ‘Vanguard has developed the HydroShunter to enable cost-effective retrofitting of diesel locomotives with ...
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Rail Business UKElectrification programme needed to meet Net Zero legal commitments
UK: Emphasising the need to meet the government’s legally binding Net Zero commitments, 17 rail business, industry and campaign groups have issued an open letter to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps calling for a comprehensive programme of railway electrification to begin as soon as possible. The letter was ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry