All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 7
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Rail Business UKHS2 route no longer protected from development
UK: The government has formally lifted the planning protection which had been put in place to safeguard the route of the now-cancelled Phase 2a of High Speed 2 between the West Midlands and Crewe. Land close to Handsacre will continue to be safeguarded to allow HS2 ...
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Rail Business UKTOPS data integration helps Tarmac optimise rail freight performance
UK: Everysens has integrated data from Network Rail’s Total Operations Processing System into its Transport Visibility & Management System software to enable construction materials company Tarmac to monitor shipments by rail. The TVMS uses data from TRUST (Train Running Under System TOPS) to drive a live ...
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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 UKTXM Plant goes into administration
UK: Wigan-based road-rail vehicle leasing company TXM Plant has gone into administration, with Clare Boardman and Kristian Shuttleworth of Teneo Financial Advisory Ltd appointed as joint administrators. In a message to affected employees, General Secretary of the RMT union Mick Lynch said the collapse of TXM ...
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Rail Business UKRaildiary becomes Gather as it targets other sectors
UK: Rail infrastructure data capture and analysis software company Raildiary has rebranded as Gather, as it seeks to expand into the road, utilities, renewable energy and aviation sectors. Clients of Manchester-based Raildiary include Network Rail, Balfour Beatty and Morgan Sindall. The software has been used on ...
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Rail Business UKLNER scraps off-peak fares with 70min Flex ticket pilot scheme
UK: East Coast Main Line inter-city operator LNER has launched a pilot scheme which scraps Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak fares but introduces a semi-flexible ticket which can be used up to 70 min before or after a passenger’s booked train. The trial covers travel on LNER ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 station information management system contract awarded
UK: HS2 Ltd has awarded Siemens Mobility a £47m contract to provide an integrated station information management system covering Birmingham Curzon Street, Interchange, Old Oak Common and London Euston. Siemens Mobility is to supply its Digital Station Manager technology, which is in use on London’s Elizabeth ...
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Rail Business UKRail Forum joins European Railway Clusters Initiative
UK: Rail Forum has joined the European Railway Clusters Initiative, a b2b networking organisation which brings customers and the supply chain together across Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the UK. Rail Forum ...
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Rail Business UKSiemens Mobility begins national deployment of geofencing technology
UK: Siemens Mobility has begun the national roll-out of Tended’s geofencing technology, following a successful six-month pilot programme involving various teams and work activities. The deployment aims to provide an additional layer of protection for trackside teams, and show the live location of road-rail vehicles and ...
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Rail Business UKInformation and journey planning screens installed
UK: East Midlands Railway is undertaking a £1m project with Infotec and Thales to install 166 customer information screens across its network. These will show arrival, departure, live journey, station and local information, details of local events and safety notices. Passengers will also be able to ...
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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 UKSouth Western Railway’s Class 701 Arterio EMU carries passengers at last
UK: A revenue passenger service was operated by one of South Western Railway’s Alstom Class 701 electric multiple-units for the first time on January 9. The 750 V DC third-rail EMU is scheduled to operate one return passenger service a day on the London Waterloo – ...
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Rail Business UKTees Valley station plans announced
UK: Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen has announced plans to build a £150m rail and bus interchange to serve the Teesside Park retail site in Stockton, as well as for a £20m replacement of Teesside Airport station and improvements at Thornaby. ‘Teesside Park is one of ...
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Rail Business UKSpring time for train seats
UK: Mattress and furniture spring manufacturer Spinks has been awarded a £250 000 research contract to bring its EcoSeat glue-free pocket microcoil technology to the rail seating market. The funding has been awarded under the Department for Transport and Innovate UK’s First of a Kind programme. ...
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Rail Business UKChiltern Railways seeks fleet proposals
UK: Chiltern Railways has invited proposals from established rolling stock owners for the lease and maintenance of between 25 and 70 existing vehicles to operate inter-city and regional services on the Chiltern Main Line between London Marylebone and Birmingham. The operator is seeking either ‘self-powered’ multiple ...
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Rail Business UKFootball traffic spurs plans for station enhancement
UK: The West Midlands Rail Executive is to develop a business case for the modernisation of Witton station ahead of the nearby Villa Park football stadium hosting UEFA Euro 2028 fixtures, and for future-proofing in case Aston Villa football club revisits stadium expansion plans. A feasibility ...
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Rail Business UKFirstGroup plans London – Sheffield open access train service
UK: FirstGroup has announced plans to launch an open access passenger train service between London and Sheffield. The first phase of an application was submitted to industry regulator the Office of Rail & Road on January 5. Consultation will follow, along with discussions with Network Rail ...
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Rail Business UKDavid Brown takes over as Chair of the Rail Delivery Group
UK: David Brown, Managing Director for UK Trains at Arriva, has been appointed Chair of the Rail Delivery Group. He has been a RDG board member since 2020. ‘After unprecedented challenges in recent years, the railways can have a very bright future through meeting the needs ...
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Metro Report InternationalCareer opportunities at Nexus
UK: Tyne & Wear transport body and metro operator Nexus has announced a range of jobs, apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships which are now open for applications. ‘Apprenticeships are vital for the long-term future of Nexus’, said Head of Learning Heather Blevins on December 28. ‘We are ...
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Rail Business UKEurostar promotional fares advert deemed misleading
UK: The Advertising Standards Authority has told Eurostar that a significant proportion of seats must be available at the highlighted price when it uses ‘from’ prices in advertising. The ASA ruling on January 3 follows a complaint by someone who received a promotional e-mail in July ...