All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 126
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Rail Business UKAlerting passengers to busy trains and stations before leaving home
UK: Intending passengers can see how busy a specific train or station is likely to be before leaving home, using technology launched as part of efforts to help people stagger their journeys while social distancing measures remain in place The system developed by ...
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Rail Business UKAngel Trains CEO to retire
UK: Kevin Tribley is to retire as CEO of Angel Trains on September 1, the rolling stock leasing company announced on June 4. He has been with Angel Trains for 21 years, and on the board for 11 years as Commercial Director, COO ...
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Rail Business UKWelsh Government announces £65m Emergency Measures Agreement
UK: The Welsh Government is to provide up to £65m over the next six months through an Emergency Measures Agreement to ensure that Wales & Borders passenger services can continue to operate. This will also ensure key infrastructure projects can be delivered, and fund free travel for ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Northern services between Whitehaven and Workington on the Cumbrian Coast line resumed on June 1 following an 11-week closure to repair damage caused by three consecutive storms in March. A bridge at Parton has been replaced after being irreparably damaged, and track re-laid. Work to strengthen sea ...
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Rail Business UKUnion calls for government support for open access operators
UK: The RMT trade union has written to the Secretary of State for Transport calling on the government to intervene to support open access operators Hull Trains and Grand Central. Unlike franchised operators, the open access companies which are owned by FirstGroup and Arriva have not received ...
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Rail Business UKFocus on ‘five Cs’ to maximise potential of rail investment, says Transport for the North
UK: Transport for the North’s members have called for sustained investment in the region’s rail network and a commitment to ‘quick wins’ as well as high speed links in evidence submitted to the National Infrastructure Commission to support its development of an Integrated Rail Plan. ...
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Rail Business UKFugro awarded Network Rail Western Route track survey contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded Fugro a contract to undertake an asset and track position survey covering almost 1 600 route-km on its Western Route in England. This follows similar work in Wales during 2019. The capture of data on an estimated 97 % of all track ...
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Rail Business UK£2·7bn plan for transport links to Toton HS2 hub
UK: A £2·7bn vision to provide fast and frequent rail, tram, bus and road connections to the future HS2 East Midlands Hub station at Toton has been published by a partnership of councils, transport bodies and East Midlands Airport. More than 20 ...
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Rail Business UKTransport for London extends use of RISQS
UK: Transport for London has extended its use of the Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme, and now requires the RISQS for supplier selection across London Underground, Major Projects, the Elizabeth Line, London Overground, Trams and Docklands Light Railway. ‘By extending the use of RISQS for supplier selection, ...
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Rail Business UKMace awarded Northern Powerhouse Rail programme support contract
Source: Tony Miles UK: Transport for the North has appointed consultancy and construction company Mace to lead the programme support office for the Northern Powerhouse Rail programme. An expanded and embedded Mace team will work on NPR over the next 12 months and beyond, with responsibility for ...
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Rail Business UKFree RIA webinar to showcase export opportunities in Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland
EUROPE: The UK’s Department for International Trade and the Railway Industry Association have added a further event in June to their series of free webinars designed to assist British rail industry suppliers who are looking to win export business in Europe. The fourth event in the series ...
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Rail Business UKFreight locomotive ETCS design contract awarded
UK: Siemens Mobility has awarded DB ESG a contract to undertake design work for the first-in-class installation of Trainguard 200 ETCS equipment on Class 47, 57, 59 and 60 freight locomotives. This forms part of Network Rail’s ETCS Freight Train Fitment Programme, and follow successful progress with ...
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Rail Business UKStart-ups selected for LNER FutureLabs innovation programme
UK: London North Eastern Railway has selected five start-ups to participate in its FutureLabs innovation accelerator programme. Pitches via Microsoft Teams video conferencing were invited in three areas: More Journeys More Often; Personalised Customer Experience and Responsible Business. The winners were: QikServe, which will use its ...
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Rail Business UKGovia Thameslink Railway uses 30-day ‘coronavirus killer’
UK: Govia Thameslink Railway’s entire train fleet as well as stations and staff areas have been treated with Zoono, a viruscide which is designed to stick to surfaces and inactivate the coronavirus for up to 30 days. The product is applied on a 21-day cycle, and a ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
InPost is to install parcel lockers at more than 40 South Western Railway stations, starting with 14 in Greater London. ‘Our stations sit at the heart of the communities we serve, and we want them to offer more than simply a place for customers to travel to ...
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Rail Business UKAndy Byford to become London’s next Transport Commissioner
UK: The former President & Chief Executive Officer of New York City Transit Authority Andy Byford is to return to the UK as the next Commissioner of Transport for London, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced on May 27.
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Rail Business UK10 rail schemes awarded business case development funding
UK: The allocation of funding to support the development of business cases for 10 proposed rail enhancement projects was announced by Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps on May 23. He said this formed part of the government’s plan ‘to reverse some of the 1960s ...
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Rail Business UKAccessibility features of Greater Anglia Aventra EMUs highlighted
UK: Greater Anglia has unveiled the accessibility features of the Class 720 Aventra electric multiple-units which Bombardier Transportation is supplying to operate outer-suburban commuter services into London Liverpool Street. ‘Our new trains will be much better for our disabled customers’, said Rebecca Richardson, ...
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Rail Business UKGeobear fills the void
UK: Story Contracting has awarded Geobear a contract to undertake repairs to the lining of Shugborough Tunnel on the Trent Valley Line, including filling eight hidden shafts with specialist geopolymer. This aims to mitigate risks associated with the hidden shafts, including dynamic loading on the tunnel lining ...
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Rail Business UKWest Coast Main Line repairs undertaken while travel demand is low
UK: Network Rail has taken advantage of reduced travel demand during the coronavirus pandemic to close a section of the West Coast Main Line between Rugby and Milton Keynes which Gus Dunster, Executive Director of Operations at Avanti West Coast, said was ‘a notoriously difficult section to ...