All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 94
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Rail Business UKShipping company joins RSSB to benefit from rail’s safety culture
UK: DFDS Seaways Immingham has joined the Rail Safety & Standards Board as its first shipping company member. This provides the freight shipping, warehousing and logistics operator with access to RSSB’s resource library and ‘world class’ training on human behaviour, safety culture developments and safety processes and ...
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Rail Business UKSeven steps needed to address looming rail skills shortage
UK: Action needs to be taken now prevent a serious escalation of skills shortages in the rail industry over the next five years, according to the ‘Back on Track’ report published by City & Guilds and the National Skills Academy for Rail.
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Rail Business UKUK rail industry’s virtual trade mission targets Canada
UK: The Railway Industry Association and the Department for International Trade are partnering to launch their first virtual trade mission, which will see delegates participating in a programme of activities with key players from across the Canadian rail sector from February 1 to 12 2021. ...
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Rail Business UKAlstom awarded Class 334 EMU overhaul contract
UK: Leasing company Eversholt Rail has awarded supplier Alstom Transport UK a £12∙4m contract to undertake the mileage-based overhaul of its fleet of 40 three-car Class 334 Juniper electric multiple-units which are operated by ScotRail. The programme will commence in October 2021 with the work on the ...
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Rail Business UKFirst Class 484 arrives on the Isle of Wight
UK: The first of five Class 484 electric multiple-units for the Isle of Wight was delivered to the island on a Wightlink ferry from Portsmouth to Fishbourne on November 19. The Class 484 EMUs are being produced by Vivarail using D78 vehicles formerly used on London ...
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Rail Business UKEast West Rail surveys underway
UK: Project promoter East West Railway Co has begun environmental surveys to inform planning and design work for the Oxford to Cambridge route, and has contacted more than 600 landowners along the future alignment to ask for access in order to help understand local environmental conditions. It ...
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Rail Business UK‘Resilience not cuts’ says Heaton-Harris as Treasury seeks cost recovery
UK: Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris struck a defiant tone when addressing the Transport Select Committee on November 18, insisting that the government was seeking ‘resilience, not cuts’ from the railway during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Rail Business UKStrong field for 23rd Rail Business Awards
UK: Companies and organisations across the UK rail sector continue to deliver excellence in performance, quality and innovation, despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, To recognise their efforts, no fewer than 40 organisations have been shortlisted for the 23rd Rail Business Awards, with finalists ...
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Rail Business UKResearch aims to reduce electrification costs
UK: Research to improve the reliability of current and future electrification schemes has been undertaken by engineers from Sheffield University, supported by supplier Furrer+Frey and Network Rail. A PhD undertaken by Sam Hayes examined the effects of wind, train speed and wire gradient, with the aim of ...
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Rail Business UKRail sector calls for key role in ‘green industrial revolution’
UK: A 10-point plan for a ‘green industrial revolution’ covering energy, transport, nature and technology was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on November 18. This includes ‘investing in zero-emission public transport of the future’, and working with industry to develop low-carbon hydrogen production capacity for applications ...
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Rail Business UKPrivate Wagon Federation becomes the Rail Wagon Association
UK: The Private Wagon Federation has rebranded and incorporated as Rail Wagon Association Ltd, in a move which the industry association said was intended to enable it to provide a stronger focus on facilitating the development and maintenance of wagons. The organisation, which was originally formed in ...
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Rail Business UKFranchise termination negotiations in turmoil
UK: Passenger franchise owning groups are reportedly considering legal options including judicial review over the process being followed by the Department for Transport for termination of their existing franchise agreements and the transition to directly awarded contracts.
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Rail Business UKSevern Tunnel emergency vehicle handed over
UK: Network Rail has developed and funded two dedicated Mitsubishi Canter road-rail vehicles which firefighters and ambulance crews in England and Wales will be able use to reach emergencies in the Severn Tunnel. ‘These vehicles will allow for a faster and more effective multi-agency emergency response’, said ...
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Rail Business UKRail steel R&D partnership
UK: British Steel and the University of Sheffield have announced a multi-million-pound research and development programme which will see steel tested at the university’s Faculty of Engineering and the steelmaker’s R&D facility at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham. British Steel is contributing £1·6m including staff time ...
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Rail Business UKEast West Rail interim rolling stock requirements reshaped
UK: Oxford to Cambridge railway corridor project promoter East West Railway Co has begun the second phase of engagement with potential rolling stock suppliers, issuing a new Prior Information Notice which includes a set of technical specifications taking account of market feedback gained during the initial ...
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Rail Business UKEast Coast Main Line electrification research agreement
UK: An outline £10m co-investment agreement has been signed by the University of Leeds and the Rail Electrification Alliance which is undertaking the East Coast Main Line power supply upgrade programme. The agreement provides for two years of research into the best and ...
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Rail Business UKRegulator opens study into competition in the signalling market
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has opened a study into whether the market for the supply of signalling systems is fair and competitive. The regulatory body closed a previous study in April to enable it to focus on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 ‘only opportunity this century’ to grow rail freight, warns Logistics UK
UK: Trade association Logistics UK has stepped up pressure on the government to ensure that the freight sector benefits from capacity released on the conventional network by the opening of the first phases of High Speed 2.