All Rail Business UK articles – Page 15
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Voyager transfer anticipated as CrossCountry gets National Rail Contract
UK: The Department for Transport has directly awarded Arriva UK Trains a National Rail Contract to continue to operate CrossCountry long-distance passenger services. The contract announced on September 19 succeeds a unique Operating Cost Franchise Agreement which DfT entered into in October 2020 during the pandemic. ...
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National Rail Contract aims to enable Avanti West Coast to plan ahead
UK: The Department for Transport has awarded the Avanti West Coast joint venture of FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia UK (30%) a further National Rail Contract to continue to operate West Coast Main Line inter-city passenger services from the expiry of its current agreement on October 15. ...
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Research expertise used to optimise Transpennine Route Upgrade designs
UK: The University of Huddersfield’s Institute of Railway Research is providing specialised pantograph-catenary interaction and vehicle dynamics expertise to optimise designs for the Transpennine Route Upgrade programme. The IRR has worked with Network Rail, J Murphy & Sons, Siemens, Systra and VolkerRail to produce a three-dimensional ...
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Chris Jackson confirmed as TransPennine Managing Director
UK: Chris Jackson was confirmed as Managing Director of TransPennine Express operating company TransPennine Trains with effect from September 14. He had been holding the role on an interim basis since TPE operations were transferred to the government’s public sector owning group DfT OLR Holdings Ltd ...
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Beaulieu Park station main construction works contract awarded
UK: Network Rail has awarded J Murphy & Sons Ltd the second of two main contracts to build Beaulieu Park station on the Great Eastern Main Line near Chelmsford. The £124m contract announced by Network Rail on September 15 has been awarded on behalf of Essex ...
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Go-Ahead appoints rail strategy leader and new head of Govia Thameslink Railway
UK: Patrick Verwer has been appointed Rail CEO at international rail and bus operator The Go-Ahead Group from the end of November. Angie Doll will succeed him as CEO of Govia Thameslink Railway, which Go-Ahead operates though a 65:35 joint venture with Keolis. Verwer will oversee ...
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UK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.
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ScotRail to trial all-day Off Peak fares
UK: Off Peak tickets on routes where fares are controlled by ScotRail will be valid all day under a six-month trial running from October 3 until March 29 2024. The Scottish government-funded project aims to encourage people to travel by rail instead of car. ScotRail said ...
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Union calls for train refurbishment contracts to be brought forward to safeguard jobs
UK: The Unite trade union has called on the government to bring forward rolling stock refurbishment contracts to secure jobs. The union said the order book at Alstom’s Derby factory dries up at the end of the year, while work on producing High Speed 2 trains ...
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Signalling team trials hydrogen power
UK: The use of hydrogen to provide power for staff welfare compounds and to recharge battery tools and electric vehicles has been tested by Colas Rail UK’s signalling team during a project in the Gloucester area. H-Power Tower fuel cell stacks designed by AFC Energy to ...
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Network Rail fined £6·7m over Carmont derailment
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has been fined £6·7m at the High Court in Aberdeen after pleading guilty to a contravention of the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 over the fatal derailment at Carmont near Stonehaven. On August 12 2020 torrential rainfall led ...
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Derailment detectors fitted to biomass wagons
UK: Knorr-Bremse has developed a wagon derailment detector that can immediately initiate an emergency brake application, with the first UK deployment now underway on Drax Power’s biomass wagon fleet. The detector identifies the signs of a derailment and immediately initiates an emergency brake application to bring ...
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Loram UK appoints Managing Director
UK: Debbie Francis has been appointed as Managing Director of Loram UK, where she will oversee the delivery of its first grinding machines built in the UK and lead expansion across Europe and the Middle East; Loram has recently won a significant contract with Etihad Rail ...
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East Kilbride electrification funding confirmed
UK: The Scottish government has confirmed funding for the East Kilbride Enhancement Project, saying a rolling programme of electrification forms a key element of its transport decarbonisation plans. The announcement on September 6 confirms £96·3m of funding for project delivery. This is on top of £43·5m ...
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Celebrating diversity at the Rail Business Awards
UK: Diversity and inclusion are vital for the rail industry to thrive and serve the varied needs of its users. Recognising and celebrating organisations and individuals that champion diversity sends a powerful message about the industry’s commitment to inclusivity. By embracing diversity, the rail sector enhances employee ...
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Clearer information and more flexibility needed when trains are cancelled
UK: The Office of Rail & Road says ticket retailers need to improve the clarity of messages notifying passengers of changes to train services they have advance bookings for. The regulator also wants operators to consider offer more flexibility when trains are cancelled, to give passengers ...
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Transport Focus Chief Executive appointed
UK: Alex Robertson has been appointed as Chief Executive of watchdog body Transport Focus with effect from December 1. He joins from the Pensions Ombudsman where he has been Chief Operating Officer since 2020. Announcing the appointment on September 7, Transport Focus said there has been a ...
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Rail Business UK
UK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.
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Rail Business UK
West Midlands rail strategy revised
UK: Electrification, enhanced local rail services and the opening of more stations are envisaged in a revised long-term strategy published by the West Midlands Rail Executive on September 4.
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Virtual train tour to help passengers ahead of travel
UK: Open access operator Lumo has worked with Ocean 3D to develop an interactive 360° walk-through tour of its trains to assist people who may be anxious ahead of entering unfamiliar environments.