All articles by Rail Business UK – Page 87
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Rail Business UKReal-time access to freight locomotive CCTV
UK: Journeo has equipped GB Railfreight’s fleet of almost 100 Class 66 locomotives with forward-facing CCTV and a connection to a cloud-based data portal, providing the control room with real-time access to train location, status and condition monitoring data. Staff have immediate ...
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Rail Business UKNorth Wales transport review to consider A55 corridor options
UK: A North Wales Transport Commission has been formed to develop a pipeline of rail, road, bus and active travel schemes for the A55 corridor between Cheshire and Holyhead, the Welsh government has announced. A multimodal review of the corridor was recommended by the Welsh government’s ...
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail tests earth movement meters in Scotland
UK: Network Rail’s Scotland route is testing surface-mounted earth movement meters at 26 sites. The tilt meters are designed to detect movement in slopes, embankments and earthworks of more than 5°, and sound an alert via the GSM-R telecoms network to inform control staff of the ...
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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 UKBarton-on-Humber line stations to be improved
UK: East Midlands Railway has announced a £400 000 programme of improvements covering the 12 small stations it manages on the route from Cleethorpes to Barton-on-Humber; Cleethorpes and Grimsby Town are managed by TransPennine Express. The works to improve the overall station ...
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail announces further job cuts
UK: Plans to cut more than 900 management, professional and technical jobs were announced by Network Rail on February 4. Tim Shoveller, Managing Director, North West & Central Region, said ‘our railway is in a financial crisis, reliant on government handouts to keep its head above ...
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Rail Business UKConsultation soon on Great British Railways legislation
UK: The Department for Transport is expected to begin formal consultation later this month on the draft legislation required to establish Great British Railways, with a view to having the new organisation operational before the end of 2023. As part of the Rail Transformation Plan process ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 Ltd launches fourth Innovation Accelerator programme
UK: HS2 Ltd has launched its fourth Innovation Accelerator programme in conjunction with the Connected Places Catapult innovation agency, seeking five SMEs to develop digital technology for supply chain management, risk management & decision making, and data exchange & analysis. ‘The 14 SMEs who graduated from ...
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Rail Business UKGreat British Railways headquarters competition launched
UK: The government formally launched the competition to select the location of the future headquarters of Great British Railways on February 5. Places in Great Britain which are outside London and which have strong historical links to railways are encouraged to make a case for why ...
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Rail Business UKConstruction of Portway P&R station gets underway
UK: Network Rail has begun construction of Portway Park & Ride station on the Bristol to Severn Beach branch, with opening planned for the summer. Preparatory works were completed in December. Much of the main construction will be carried out overnight, but services on the Severn ...
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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‘Levelling up’ white paper promises more local involvement in rail
UK: Great British Railways will offer local leaders a greater say in their area’s rail services, according to the Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper published on February 2. The government anticipated that ‘by 2030, local public transport connectivity across the country will be significantly ...
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Rail Business UKRailway resilience report outlines climate change challenges
UK: Network Rail has published its third Adaption Report, outlining the risks which climate change poses to the rail network and measures required to improve resilience. The report sets out the progress made on climate change and resilience since 2016, identifies further actions which are needed, ...
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Rail Business UKSidings warning system installed at Doncaster depot
UK: Zonegreen has installed a sidings warning system on a track at Hitachi Rail’s Doncaster Carr depot, which is used for toilet emptying, water tank filling, fuelling and sanding of various Class 80x fleets. Inbound vehicles are detected by a treadle switch that activates beacon sounders, ...
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Rail Business UKSuzi Ruffell to host 24th Rail Business Awards
RBA: Marking a welcome return to live in-person events, the 24th Rail Business Awards will take place at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London’s west end on February 23 2022. The gala evening will be hosted by up-and-coming comedian Suzi Ruffell, voted best club comic at the 2019 Chortle Awards.
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Rail Business UKAngel Trains acquires Readypower Group
UK: Leasing company Angel Trains has acquired Readypower Group, which provides specialised on-track plant equipment as well as railway civil engineering, drainage, haulage and operating services. Readypower will continue to run as an independent business under its existing brand and management team, with Angel Trains investing ...
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Rail Business UKNext RAIB Chief Inspector named
UK: Andrew Hall has been named the next Chief Inspector of Rail Accidents, and will succeed Simon French when he retires on March 31 after nearly 18 years at the Rail Accident Investigation Branch. A chartered electrical engineer, Hall has worked at RAIB since 2004 and ...
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Rail Business UKConstruction simulation optimises HS2 work plans
UK: AI construction software specialist Alice Technologies has extended its technology partnership with HS2 Phase 1 civils contractor Align JV. Align JV is using Alice Technologies’ construction simulation and optimisation platform to plan and build the C1 section of the Phase 1 route, For example, the ...
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Rail Business UKORR seeks more competition for train driver psychometric assessments
UK: The Office of Rail & Road is consulting on proposals to open up the provision of train driver psychometric assessments to greater competition. The Rail Assessment Centre Forum was established to ensure that the psychometric assessment process for the recruitment and monitoring of train drivers ...
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Rail Business UKAudio description devices installed in station toilets
UK: ‘Talking toilet’ devices which provide visually impaired users with bespoke audio descriptions of the facilities are being installed in the accessible toilets at 44 stations served by Northern.