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NewsPandrol takes to the road with European tour
EUROPE: Rail fastening specialist Pandrol is to display its latest products to rail industry representatives during a three-month European road tour, taking in countries including the UK, Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic and Spain. ‘The Back on Track truck gives our customers an ...
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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 UKRail emissions down as services reduced during pandemic
UK: The reduction in train services during the coronavirus pandemic unsurprisingly led to a reduction in network-wide diesel and electricity consumption in 2020-21, although the collapse in ridership meant an increase in CO2 equivalent per passenger-km. The Office of Rail & Road has published its latest ...
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Rail Business UKComposite mast aims to make electrification cheaper, greener and smarter
UK: A prototype composite Innovative Mast for Green Electrification is being developed with the aim of reducing the energy required to install overhead electrification, reduce costs and provide smart data to support maintenance planning. The IMAGE project is being undertaken by electrification engineering firm Furrer+Frey, Prodrive ...
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Rail Business UKAugmented reality headsets to digitalise workflows
UK: The use of RealWear head-mounted displays to help digitalise workflows during track renewal works is being tested by automation company Intoware and the Central Railway Systems Alliance of Network Rail, Balfour Beatty, Atkins and TSO. The project aims to help standardise ...
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Rail Business UKScotRail consults on reduced post-pandemic timetable
UK: Facing the possibility of a long-term reduction in passenger numbers following the pandemic, ScotRail has begun a two-month consultation on a permanent cut in weekday services from around 2 400 to 2 100 trains from May 2022.
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Rail Business UKStation navigation technology aims to provide people with the confidence to travel
UK: Briteyellow has been awarded up to £120 000 from the Department for Transport’s Accessibility Transport Research & Innovation Grants programme to develop its BriteWay journey planning and station navigation system which aims to provide disabled people with the confidence to travel.
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Rail Business UKLondon Underground driverless train study seeks platform edge door alternatives
UK: As part of a study into the feasibility of introducing driverless trains on the London Underground, Transport for London is seeking information about technologies that could mitigate platform-train interface risks in the absence of platform edge doors. TfL’s participation in a Department for Transport-led study ...
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Rail Business UKDisabled trainer-led courses for all GTR staff
UK: All customer-facing Govia Thameslink Railway staff have now participated in disability equality courses delivered by experts who are themselves disabled, and the programme is being expanded to all the operator’s staff including the board. The courses are delivered by a company owned by wheelchair-using accessibility ...
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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 UKHydrogen strategy says electrification is the best option for rail
The government’s first UK Hydrogen Strategy says electrification is likely to be the best way to decarbonise non-electrified railways…
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Rail Business UKNorthumberland Line timetables under development
Northern has operated a number of special trains between Newcastle and Morpeth for Northumberland County Council to highlight progress with the Northumberland Line scheme…
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Rail Business UKViewpoint: Help needed to restore HS1 as the UK’s ‘green gateway’
Britain’s sole high speed railway and its link to continental Europe, High Speed 1 can lead the transport decarbonisation charge, but it needs support to bounce back from Covid-19 first, argues HS1 Ltd Chief Executive Dyan Crowther.
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Rail Business UKRail industry voluntary severance scheme set for rapid roll-out
UK: The first details of the Special Voluntary Severance Scheme that will be offered to railway employees have been outlined as the Department for Transport pushes forward with a widespread reduction in staff numbers across all parts of the rail sector.
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Rail Business UKDifficult start for the Staycation Express
UK: Rail Charter Services has been forced to scale back its ‘Staycation Express’ services on the Settle – Carlisle line, after passenger numbers were lower than expected and rolling stock and catering issues emerged during the first few weeks of the 2021 season. Ridership was high ...
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Rail Business UKTrain companies look to get travellers ‘back on track’
UK: The first co-ordinated national marketing campaign since the start of the coronavirus pandemic was launched by the rail industry on August 16. Branded ‘Let’s get back on track’, it is primarily aimed at leisure travellers.
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Rail Business UKBetter Value Rail Toolkit launched to assist project sponsors
UK: An online Better Value Rail Toolkit has been launched to help organisations sponsoring rail projects make the right decisions at the early stages, ensure that rail is the best option and save time and money during the process. The website has been jointly developed by ...
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Rail Business UKPrototype Revolution Very Light Rail vehicle ready for testing
UK: Assembly of the prototype Revolution Very Light Rail vehicle has been completed, and is it now ready for testing to assess the feasibility of providing passenger services on low-traffic and feeder routes where the high cost of conventional rolling stock is currently a barrier to operations.
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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 UKMachine learning deployed to support train operations decision-making
UK: South Western Railway and the University of Portsmouth have co-operated to develop machine learning software which analyses real-time train running data to automatically identify services at risk of delay and assist controllers with selecting and implementing the most appropriate contingency plan. The creation of a ...