All articles by Rail Business UK
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Rail Business UKDocklands Light Railway escalators delivered to site by rail
UK: Quattro Plant has transported replacement escalators to the Docklands Light Railway’s Cutty Sark station using a Doosan Ultimate 250 road-rail vehicle.
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Rail Business UKc2c launches OP1 rail intelligence platform
UK: Commuter train operator c2c has worked with CPC Project Services to deploy a digital intelligence platform which provides operational insight at times of service disruption.
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Rail Business UKDB Cargo UK targets maintenance and engineering growth
UK: DB Cargo UK has appointed Wayne Miller as Engineering Director to lead the growth of its third-party maintenance and engineering activities.
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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 UKTamper engine carbon clean trial demonstrates benefits
UK: Infrastructure contractor Balfour Beatty has completed an ‘engine carbon clean’ trial using a Plasser & Theurer compact tamper, and is now aiming to roll out the technology across its entire tamper fleet to reduce carbon emissions and improve engine performance.
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Rail Business UKSME innovators aim to improve station weather resilience and the passenger experience
UK: Eight technology companies have been selected to receive funding to develop concepts to improve the passenger experience and improve weather resilience at stations.
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Rail Business UKRail industry needs to create graduate opportunities, says PBH
UK: ‘As an industry, we need to create opportunities to introduce graduates to the rail industry, including specific training courses’, says Mark Bonner, Managing Director of York-based PBH Rail Group.
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Rail Business UKRail reform could create ‘sweeping powers to deprioritise freight’
UK: The Rail Freight Group has called on parliament to address its concerns that current proposals for rail reform could give Great British Railways or the government ‘sweeping powers to deprioritise freight’.
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Rail Business UKWrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway tries again
UK: Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway has resubmitted a formal application to launch open access passenger train services between Wales and London Euston.
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Rail Business UKORR Chief Executive John Larkinson to leave in April 2026
UK: John Larkinson has announced his decision to leave the Office of Rail & Road at the end of April 2026, after two decades at the regulator and seven years as Chief Executive.
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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 UKFirstGroup wins next London Overground operating contract
UK: Transport for London has selected FirstGroup for the next concession to operate London Overground inner-suburban passenger services.
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Rail Business UKConsolidated guidance issued for cranes operating near railways
UK: The Construction Plant-hire Association has released consolidated guidance to provide clear and consistent requirements for all types of crane operating near live railway environments.
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Rail Business UKFreightliner orders 150 intermodal wagons to a new WH Davis design
UK: Independent wagon manufacturer WH Davis is to supply 150 intermodal wagons of a new design for Porterbrook to lease to Freightliner.
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Rail Business UKGreat British Railways branding, train livery and logo unveiled
UK: The Department for Transport has unveiled the branding, train livery and logo of the future Great British Railways, which is to be established as a ‘guiding mind’ for the national network.
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Rail Business UKChris Burchell appointed as RSSB Chair
UK: Chris Burchell has been appointed as Chair of the Rail Safety & Standards Board with effect from January 1 2026.
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Rail Business UKVirtual worksite marker boards approved for national use
UK: Following successful trials, geofencing technology company Tended has been granted a national deviation to the Rail Industry Rule Book to enable the use of its virtual worksite marker boards for all on-track-plant-only possessions.
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Rail Business UKLeamside Line reopening studies commissioned
UK: Infrastructure consultancy Aecom has been appointed to undertake studies for the proposed reopening of the Leamside Line, including identifying opportunities to increase jobs and housing along the corridor.
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Rail Business UKFirst AVA low-maintenance stainless steel footbridge installed
UK: The first series-produced AVA modular footbridge has been installed at Greater Anglia’s Stowmarket station.
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Rail Business UKAmey launches Tessera digital signalling
UK: Amey has officially branded its digital signalling technology as Tessera, suggesting that the modular ‘future-ready’ architecture is suitable for seamless integration with legacy and next-generation signalling systems.