All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 19
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail seeks Transpennine Route Upgrade programme partner
UK: Network Rail has begun the process of appointing a programme partner to support the delivery of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. The 96 month framework contract has a potential value of around £100m. The infrastructure manager and its selected partner will form an integrated delivery team ...
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Rail Business UKHS1 Ltd rebrands as London St Pancras Highspeed
UK: High speed line infrastructure concessionaire HS1 Ltd has rebranded as London St Pancras Highspeed. The manager of the high speed line between London and the Channel Tunnel said the change signified a shift in focus to ‘a more active, consumer-facing role in helping to drive ...
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Rail Business UKFreight operator’s breakdown and recovery teams take delivery of vans
UK: DB Cargo UK’s breakdown and recovery teams have taken delivery of 10 Iveco vans as a permanent replacement for road-rail vehicles taken out of service in 2023. The 7 tonne vans carry heavy-lifting and other equipment and have been adapted to ensure recovery teams will ...
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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 UKRegional mayor claims victory in Portishead railway reopening funding fight
UK: West Of England Mayor Dan Norris has announced a ‘landmark’ agreement with the government which paves the way for construction works needed to restart passenger services on the Bristol to Portishead line to begin this summer to enable operation by the end of 2027. A ...
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NewsSelf-monitoring turnout research targets safety and reliability
CZECH REPUBLIC: Track component manufacturer DT-Výhybkárna a strojírna has launched a three-year research project aimed at developing an ‘autonomous turnout’ which can monitor its own condition and predict any problems before they can cause a failure. Emphasising that turnouts are among the most heavily stressed infrastructure ...
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Rail Business UKNew operating system deployed in level crossing upgrade
UK: Network Rail has completed the modernisation of Skerne Road level crossing at Driffield on the Hull to Scarborough line, including installation of an operating system which is the first of its kind outside a trial site on the Anglia route. The new programmable logic controller ...
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Rail Business UKTicket retailer Trainline joins Rail Ombudsman scheme
UK: Third-party ticket retailer Trainline has joined the Rail Ombudsman scheme, which provides a free, independent and impartial service to help passengers escalate unresolved complaints about issues including fares, retailing, journey information and customer service. Licensed train and station operators are already part of the scheme. ...
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Rail Business UKDB Cargo UK’s royal warrant renewed by King
UK: King Charles III has awarded DB Cargo UK a new warrant for the operation and maintenance of the royal train. The royal cypher will be updated on locomotives 67006 ‘Royal Sovereign’ and 67005 ‘Queen’s Messenger’, which will be renamed ‘King’s Messenger’. A royal warrant of ...
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NewsTrans-Pennine container service aims to transfer freight from road to rail
UK: Direct Rail Services and PD Ports have launched a trial rail freight service between Teesport and Manchester Trafford Park using ultra-low IDA wagons which can transport 9 ft 6 in high cube containers across the Pennines without requiring gauge enhancement works. On February 5 Jo ...
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Metro Report InternationalHS2 invites Birmingham Interchange peoplemover bids
UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has invited shortlisted companies Poma and Doppelmayr Cable Car UK to tender for contracts to supply and operate a cable-hauled automated peoplemover to link the future Interchange station with the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham International station and the ...
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Rail Business UKWabtec plans closure of Doncaster site
UK: Wabtec has announced plans to close its Doncaster site and withdraw from the UK rolling stock maintenance market, with up to 300 jobs at risk. Following the announcement to staff on February 7 Wabtec told Rail Business UK that ’following a comprehensive review of the ...
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Rail Business UKCost-Reducing Dynamic Electrification System demonstrated
UK: A section of remotely movable 25 kV 50 Hz overhead that can be adjusted to test proposed electrification designs before installation has been demonstrated at the Global Centre of Rail Excellence site in South Wales.
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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 UKHydroShunter demonstrator loco unveiled
UK: Hydrogen technology specialist Vanguard Sustainable Transport Solutions unveiled its repowered Class 08 shunting locomotive at the Severn Valley Railway on January 31. Initially, the former 08635 is operating in electric mode using lead-acid batteries charged from shore supply. This is an interim stage pending installation ...
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Rail Business UKScotRail launches Tap&Pay ticketing app
UK: Following a six-month pilot scheme, ScotRail has launched a Tap&Pay pay-as-you-go ticketing app developed by Tracsis Rail Technology & Services using its Hopsta platform. The app is initially available for travel on ScotRail services in the Strathclyde area and between Strathclyde and Edinburgh. If the deployment ...
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Rail Business UKTransition zone management method wins UK patent
UK: Geotechnical contractor Geobear has been granted a UK patent for its track strengthening method for use in transition zones. Transition zones are found at the change from flexible formations like ballast to rigid foundations like concrete. These abrupt changes can cause differential settlement, leading to ...
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Rail Business UKEnhanced toolkit aims to reduce SPAD risk
UK: In late spring the Rail Safety & Standards Board is to launch an enhanced version of a toolkit designed to reduce the risk of trains passing a signal at danger. Originally launched in 2019, the Red Aspect Approaches to Signals toolkit uses signal status and ...
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Rail Business UKScenarios developed to help the rail industry plan for climate change
UK: The Rail Safety & Standards Board has developed a standardised set of climate change scenarios to enable the industry to take a consistent approach to risk assessments, asset design and strategic planning. The projections based on different scenarios for greenhouse gas emissions set out how ...
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Rail Business UKSLC to support South Yorkshire rail ambitions
UK: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has appointed rail development and delivery consultancy SLC to assist with its railway plans. ‘We’ve witnessed first-hand how improved connectivity can transform a region through our work on various projects, most recently the Northumberland Line’, said SLC Engineering Director Sam ...