All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 12
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground’s new Piccadilly Line trains delayed until 2026
UK: The air-conditioned trains which Siemens Mobility is supplying for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line are now expected to enter service from the second half of 2026, Transport for London has confirmed.
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NewsDMU brake controller maintenance contract awarded
UK: Barnbrook Systems has been awarded a ‘six-figure’ contract to maintain more than 100 brake controller units that it supplied for Class 15x diesel multiple-units.
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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 UKGovernment sets out plans to sort out ‘appalling mess’ at High Speed 2
UK: Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander has told the House of Commons that she plans to address a ‘litany of failure’ around the High Speed 2 programme.
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Rail Business UKDouble first as freight train runs to Northampton terminal via East West Rail
UK: A freight train operated by DB Cargo UK has become the first to use the full length of the Oxford – Bletchley section of the East West Rail route and the first to serve a newly-built Strategic Rail Freight Interchange in Northampton.
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Rail Business UKRailSense acquires Bance
UK: Monitoring technology company RailSense has acquired maintenance equipment supplier Bance.
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Rail Business UKOpen access start-up signs track access contract but funding challenges remain
UK: Open access start-up co-operative Go-op has signed a track access contract and is now seeking investors to finance the launch of services between Swindon, Taunton and Weston-Super-Mare in December 2026.
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Rail Business UKBritish Steel awarded five-year Network Rail contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded British Steel a £500m five-year deal to supply a minimum of 337 000 tonnes of rail from its Scunthorpe steelworks.
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Rail Business UKViewpoint: Buy tilting trains and finish Delta Junction to salvage HS2, says Gibb
UK: Procurement of a fleet of tilting trains and a focus on Birmingham – Manchester services are key to making the most the descoped High Speed 2 scheme, former Virgin Trains executive Chris Gibb tells Rail Business UK.
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Rail Business UKTrainline launches AI assistant
UK: Third-party ticket retailer Trainline has rolled out an AI-based assistance tool in its app.
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Rail Business UKGlasgow company to overhaul London Underground wagons
UK: Transport for London has awarded Gibson’s Engineering a contract to overhaul 23 wagons. The work at the St Rollox site at Springburn in Glasgow is expected to take two years and generate 40 jobs.
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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 UKFirst GB Railfreight Class 99 locos arrive in the UK
UK: The first two of 30 Stadler Class 99 electro-diesel locomotives ordered by Beacon Rail for use by GB Railfreight arrived at the port of Bristol on June 10.
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Rail Business UKRail industry responds to spending review
UK: The rail industry responds to the government’s 2025 Spending Review on June 11, setting departmental budgets for day‑to‑day spending until 2028‑29 and capital investment until 2029‑30.
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Rail Business UKCoventry Very Light Rail street-running trial underway
UK: The prototype Coventry Very Light Rail vehicle is now being tested on a 220 m demonstration section of on-street track in the city.
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Rail Business UKEnerpac obtains Network Rail approval for TL248 Track Lift System
UK: Enerpac has obtained Network Rail approval for its compact and precise hydraulic equipment for lifting and supporting track during maintenance.
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NewsSoftware integration streamlines Freightliner rail bookings
UK: Tideworks Technology has connected the Intermodal Pro rail terminal operating system it previously supplied to Freightliner’s UK terminals with Decisions, a third-party platform for rule-based automation of rail booking and planning.
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Rail Business UKRail-5G faster onboard wi-fi goes live
UK: South Western Railway passengers can now use Rail-5G wi-fi to obtain high speed internet connectivity on trains travelling between London and Basingstoke.
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Rail Business UKFirstGroup applies to run Hereford – London open access service
UK: FirstGroup has submitted the first phase of an application to launch an open access passenger service between Hereford, Bristol Parkway and London under its Lumo brand.
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Rail Business UKBristol light rail ‘on the table’ as WECA gets £750m in transport funding
UK: The West of England Combined Authority is assessing tram and light rail options in Bristol and is seeking more frequent suburban rail services around the city after it received £752m of government transport funding.