All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 22
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Rail Business UKScotRail begins HST replacement process
UK: ScotRail has formally begun the procurement of trainsets to replace the current fleet of 25 HST sets used on Inter7City services. On behalf of Transport Scotland, the operator is seeking proposals for the supply of a single class of existing rolling stock to operate a ...
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Rail Business UKSkills Late to help young people kickstart transport careers
UK: The London Transport Museum is to host a free Skills Late event on January 30 where people aged 16 to 25 and their friends and family can meet employers and learn about job opportunities in transport, engineering and infrastructure. Businesses highlighting their entry level vacancies, apprenticeships ...
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Rail Business UKNorthumberland Line service from Newcastle to Ashington launched
UK: Cheers greeted the arrival of the first Northumberland Line passenger service at Ashington station on December 15, more than 60 years after services to Newcastle were withdrawn in November 1964 and the route became freight-only. Initially only the new stations at Ashington and Seaton Delaval ...
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Rail Business UKLondon stations added to Google Street View
UK: Google Street View now includes 18 London rail and Underground stations, with a further 18 to be added by the end of the year. Google used 360° backpack cameras to create virtual representations of London’s busiest stations. These will help people plan journeys and more ...
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Rail Business UKGreater Anglia expands paper roll ticketing
UK: Following a trial backed by the Rail Delivery Group, a further 194 Scheidt & Bachmann ticket machines on Greater Anglia routes are to switch to using paper roll ticket instead of the traditional orange magnetic stripe cards. S&B worked with Nagels to develop the recyclable ...
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Rail Business UKCIRO to launch rail MBA course with Keele University
UK: The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators and Keele University are to launch a rail MBA programme in February 2025. This is designed to enable rail professionals to gain access to affordable and industry specific master’s level higher education. It will provide senior leader experience, combining ...
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Rail Business UKRail regulator seeks feedback on assessment of assistance to disabled passengers
UK: The Office of Rail & Road is asking for views on its plans for annual assessments rating how train operators and Network Rail provide assistance to disabled passengers. The regulator said this would strengthen its ability to hold operators to account for poor performance, highlight ...
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Rail Business UKStudy finds international passenger capacity at London St Pancras could be doubled
UK: A study has found that international passenger capacity at London St Pancras station could be more than doubled to improve the user experience and potentially facilitate new train services. Station operator HS1 Ltd commissioned the study from customer experience design agency Active Thinking, which has ...
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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 UK‘We grow, they grow’: FirstGroup sets out open access rail aims
Following FirstGroup’s announcement that it is to order more trains to support its growth drive in the open access market, First Rail Managing Director Steve Montgomery explains the next steps to Rail Business UK.
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Rail Business UKAluminium producer leases smart wagons
UK: VTG Rail UK has secured a 10-year wagon leasing agreement with new customer Alvance British Aluminium, which will take on 20 JPA powder tank wagons retrofitted with VTG’s iWagon technology. The wagons are expected to be used by Alvance from June 2025, carrying alumina powder ...
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Rail Business UKSwiss rail electrification firm opens Nottingham hub to help ‘ditch dirty diesel’
UK: Swiss electrification firm Furrer+Frey has chosen Nottingham as the base for its expanding UK operations, saying it will bring highly skilled engineering jobs to the East Midlands. The office, warehousing and assembly hub in Beeston joins the family-owned company’s global sites including Bern, Berlin, Essen, ...
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Rail Business UKSoutheastern to support supply chain in driving environmental and social change
UK: Train operator Southeastern has partnered with consultancy Action Sustainability to help small and medium-sized enterprises in its supply chain drive positive environmental and social change. The initiative aims to overcome barriers such as limited resources, knowledge gaps or uncertainty about where to begin. There will ...
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Rail Business UKFirstGroup orders more Hitachi trains to underpin open access growth ambitions
UK: FirstGroup is to expand its open access fleet with an order for 14 Class 80X trainsets from Hitachi Rail.
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Rail Business UKEquipment rental company Vp simplifies access to its rail portfolio
UK: Specialist equipment rental company Vp has launched Vp Rail to provide direct access to a variety of rail-related capabilities from across its various divisions. The group’s services include on-track products and equipment for communications and surveys, shoring and piling, material handling and lifting, and rail, ...
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Rail Business UKDB Cargo UK opens ETCS training centre
UK: DB Cargo UK has officially opened an ETCS training centre at its Doncaster headquarters. There is a Class 66 full cab simulator as well as six ultra-light simulators, two instructor stations, training rooms, a breakout area, study rooms and kitchen. ‘We have more than 600 ...
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Rail Business UKFirstGroup acquires London – South Wales open access business and plans Lumo to Devon
UK: FirstGroup has bought Grand Union Trains GWML Holdings Ltd, which holds track access rights to launch an open access passenger service between London and Carmarthen.
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Rail Business UKTrain drivers demand dignified toilets
UK: Train drivers’ union ASLEF has launched a campaign demanding access to safe, clean, accessible and dignified toilets for drivers. It has published a report into the current situation which Executive Committee President Dave Calfe said is an occupational safety, public health and human rights issue ...
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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 UKCostain wins HS2 tunnel and lineside M&E contract
UK: High Speed 2 project promoter HS2 Ltd has selected Costain for the Tunnel & Lineside Mechanical & Electrical Systems contract.