All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 17
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Rail Business UKArriva plans Cleethorpes to London open access service
UK: Arriva has announced plans to launch an open access passenger service between Cleethorpes, Grimsby, Doncaster and London. On March 21 Arriva formally notified Network Rail that it was submitting an application to the Office of Rail & Road which a view to launching the service ...
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Rail Business UKPrivate train operators’ advocacy body Rail Partners closes
UK: The Rail Partners association of train operators’ parent companies closed on March 21.
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Rail Business UKRegulator makes recommendations for assessing costs and benefits of health and safety interventions
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has published 10 recommendations to help the rail industry make health and safety interventions more effectively and efficiently. ORR led an industry-wide project, collaborating with Network Rail, train and freight operating companies, the Rail Safety & Standards Board and others, ...
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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 UKRefurbished steel wagons return to service
UK: DB Cargo UK has returned to service the first of 60 BAA bogie steel wagons which are being refurbished to carry imported slab and coil to Tata Steel’s Port Talbot site. DB Polska is manufacturing 40 ft frames for the wagons at its engineering facility ...
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Rail Business UKUK rail expertise is in demand worldwide, says RIA Exports Leadership Group
UK: The Railway Industry Association has announced changes at its Exports Leadership Group, which enables members to share their experiences and work with RIA’s Exports and Trade Policy teams to gain advice and support on selling their products and services abroad. Andrew Went has stepped down ...
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Rail Business UKHydrotreated vegetable oil fuel DMU trial
UK: ScotRail is working with leasing company Angel Trains and fuel supplier Crown Oil to test the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil instead of diesel to power a Class 156 diesel multiple-unit. The operator envisages that HVO could offer a transitional step towards reducing greenhouse gas ...
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Rail Business UKUpskilling for a rapidly evolving rail industry
UK: Two more training courses have been launched by the Rail Safety & Standards Board. One will help frontline rail workers develop leadership skills for a ‘dynamic and complex’ environment, and another is aimed at equipping operational decision-makers with the skills to make rational choices under ...
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Rail Business UKRailtex 2025 exhibition postponed
UK: The Railtex rail industry trade fair which was to have been held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on May 13-15 2025 has been postponed. Event organiser RX Global told Rail Business UK that ‘we have been looking into the rail portfolio strategy and ...
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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 UKClass 175 DMUs to enter service with GWR this year
UK: The fleet of 10 two-car and 16 three-car Alstom Class 175 diesel multiple-units owned by Angel Trains and previously used by Transport for Wales until 2023 is to begin entering service with Great Western Railway in Devon and Cornwall later this year, with all expected ...
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Rail Business UKResearch centre to explore the use of AI and fare evasion in public transport
UK: Cubic Transportation Systems and experts from Imperial College London are to conduct joint research into the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the public transport sector. Collaboration is already underway, and in September an ‘immersive’ centre will be opened at CTC’s Redhill site ...
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Rail Business UKGPS ticketing trial planned for this year
UK: The Department for Transport is seeking suppliers to take part in trials of GPS-based pay-as-you-go ticketing in Yorkshire and the East Midlands later this year, The successful bidders would work alongside train operators Northern and East Midlands Railways to deliver the government-funded trials, which will ...
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Rail Business UKPay-as-you-go rail ticketing technology contract awarded
UK: The Rail Delivery Group has awarded Tracsis a multi-year contract to provide a Tap Converter system which will support the roll-out of pay-as-you-go National Rail travel in urban areas across the country. Tracsis said this will be a major step towards modernising rail ticketing. Tap ...
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Rail Business UKCrossCountry ticketing contract to support ACE innovation
UK: CrossCountry has selected the Arriva Customer Engine platform to provide web and app journey planning, ticket sales and travel information services including live travel updates. CrossCountry selected the fellow Arriva Group supplier after a procurement process involving 22 competitors. ACE is already used by Arriva’s ...
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Rail Business UKStation becomes carbon neutral five years after opening
UK: Rail project consultancy SLC has used data from the RSSB Rail Carbon Tool to calculate that after being open for five years, Worcestershire Parkway has removed more carbon from the atmosphere than was emitted during its construction and operation. The station has been used for ...
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Rail Business UKRIA launches rail training service
UK: Following a successful pilot last year, the Railway Industry Association has launched a training service to support the industry, including RIA members, in developing and refining skills and knowledge. Courses include: Introduction to UK Rail, a one-day course for anyone new to the industry, ...
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Rail Business UKEddie Dempsey becomes RMT General Secretary
UK: Eddie Dempsey has been elected unopposed as the next General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers. He will take over from Mick Lynch on March 7. Dempsey has been the RMT’s Senior Assistant General Secretary since April 2022. He originally joined ...
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Rail Business UKCrossCountry Class 170 DMUs evolve
UK: Arriva TrainCare’s Crewe depot has completed work on the first of 29 Class 170 diesel multiple-units operated by CrossCountry which are to be refurbished by 2028. The multi-million pound programme has been funded by leasing company Porterbrook. The scope includes fitting the DMUs originally built ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.