All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 152
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
On December 7 the Office of Rail & Road published its recommendations for preventing a repeat of the May 2018 timetable failure, alongside a draft final order requiring Network Rail to improve its timetabling process. Recommendations include clearer scope for industry boards to oversee major network change; independent, system-wide advice ...
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Rail Business UKTranslink orders more CAF DMU cars
UK: Northern Ireland transport operator Translink has ordered a further 21 diesel multiple-unit cars from CAF to cope with increasing ridership on the Northern Ireland Railways network. Funded by £50m from the Department of Infrastructure, the intermediate vehicles have been ordered as an option on the contract under which CAF ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
The parliamentary Transport Select Committee issued its formal report on December 4 examining the widespread disruption experienced across the network after the May 2018 timetable change. The committee makes a series of recommendations, including the ‘immediate priority’ of establishing national oversight for upcoming timetable changes with independent oversight of the ...
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Rail Business UKOyster and contactless payment to be extended further outside London
UK: Acceptance of Oyster and contactless payment is to be extended to Hertford North and Epsom next year, Rail Minister Andrew Jones announced on November 30. Ticket barriers will be modified to accept Oyster and contactless cards at Epsom, Cuffley, Bayford and Hertford North early next year. Stations up ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Until January 25 the Office of Rail & Road is consulting on its proposed new regulatory policy for Network Rail, which would come into effect with the start of Control Period 6 in April. Intended to target issues that have the most serious impact on passengers, freight customers and ...
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Rail Business UKSix short-term priorities for London rail services
UK: The London Assembly’s Transport Committee published a report on November 26 setting out what it sees as the short-term priorities for heavy rail services in the capital. Broken Rails: A Rail Service Fit for Passengers makes six recommendations: 1. Effective small-scale interventions: The committee’s key recommendation is that infrastructure ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Italian supplier Sigma is to supply c2c with ETS90 ticket vending machines featuring large LED screens which can be used for infotainment and advertising. The contract is Sigma’s first in the UK, having previously supplied c2c’s parent company Trenitalia and Italo-NTV in its home market as well as the Athens ...
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Rail Business UKSmarter approach to flood prevention on test
UK: A project has been launched which aims to combine real-time measurement of water levels, weather forecasting, historical data and smart analysis to prevent the flooding of railway lines. The TrackWater project is being undertaken by InTouch Ltd, Network Rail, Lancaster University and the Transport Systems Catapult, with funding from ...
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Rail Business UKCorrosion resistant rail installed at Drax power station
UK: British Steel has supplied Drax power station with Zinoco corrosion resistant coated rail for use at a level crossing where significant rail damage had been identified during a track renewal programme. The coating provides a barrier to corrosion, with enhanced impact resistance compared to previous treatments, and also provides ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Conservative MP for Harrogate & Knaresborough Andrew Jones was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport on November 12, following Jo Johnson’s resignation from the government on November 9. Jones was Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport in 2015-17, and Exchequer Secretary to HM Treasury ...
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Rail Business UKTransPennine Express Nova 3 fleet delayed
UK: TransPennine Express’s fleet of CAF Nova 3 push-pull coaches is now expected to enter service ‘slightly later than planned’ in spring 2019, the operator confirmed on November 12. TPE said CAF had recently made it aware of a ‘technical issue with a key on-board system’ on the Mark 5A ...
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Rail Business UKPassenger flow modelling ideas sought
UK: Network Rail and the Transport Systems Catapult have invited proposals for live demonstrators of technologies which could improve understanding of passenger flow. The areas of focus are system-wide modelling to understand flows at stations and on trains as one complete system, and using new and existing data sources ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Air Marshal Sir Richard Frank Garwood has been appointed as the first non-executive Chairman of the Tri-Branch Management Board, formed to optimise coordination between the Department for Transport‘s air, marine and rail accident investigation branches. He was Director General of the Military Aviation Authority in 2013-15 and Director General of ...
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Rail Business UKSiemens’ Lincoln Bogie Service Centre obtains RISAS certification
UK: Siemens has received its first certification under the RISAS assurance scheme, covering work on wheelsets, bogies and suspension components undertaken at its site in Lincoln. Run by safety and standards body RSSB on behalf of the rail industry, RISAS aims to provide economies of scale through a single assessment ...
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Rail Business UKRoad-rail vehicle equipped with illuminated exclusion zone
SAFETY: Contractor Keltbray is equipping 14 Colmar road-rail vehicles with high-intensity blue directional lights from Road Rail Plant Ltd which clearly illuminate a 10 m exclusion zone when the machinery is operating. In May 2017 the company installed LED lights which provide spot markers, but the new system provides a ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
The Rail Delivery Group has announced that the 26-30 Railcard will be available to all 26 to 30 year olds by end of the year. It will be sold for £30 through a smartphone app, and will offer one-third off fares, subject to time restrictions and minimum fares. Network Rail ...
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Rail Business UKRegulator approves £35bn Network Rail spending plan
UK: On October 31 the Office of Rail & Road published its final determination approving infrastructure manager Network Rail’s £34·7bn spending plan for the next five-year funding cycle. This is a key part of the Periodic Review 2018 process, through which ORR sets out what Network Rail is ...
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Rail Business UKRail in the October 2018 UK budget
UK: Northern Powerhouse Rail, East West Rail and the Docklands Light Railway are among the beneficiaries of funding allocations in the budget presented to parliament by Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond on October 29. The budget allocates a further £37m for development of the Northern Powerhouse Rail concept for ...
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Rail Business UKVivarail Class 230 DMU entry into service delayed
UK: The three two-car D-Train diesel multiple-units which Vivarail is producing for London Northwestern Railway will not enter service in December as had been planned, the supplier announced on October 30. The Class 230 DMUs are being produced using the bodyshells and bogies from former London Underground D78 metro trains. ...
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Signalling changes reduce delays where road traffic uses rail alignment
UK: Network Rail has made 'innovative' changes to the signalling system to reduce delays to road traffic at Stromeferry, where a section of the Inverness – Kyle of Lochalsh line has been paved to enable it to be used by road traffic while Highland Council carries out works on a ...