Rail Business UK – Page 13
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Rail Business UKNext stage of Midland Main Line electrification ‘paused’
UK: The next phase of electrification of the Midland Main Line has been ‘paused’, the government has announced.
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Rail Business UKBristol – Portishead railway reopening funding in place
UK: The government has confirmed it will provide the remaining funding needed to enable the reinstatement of passenger services between Bristol and Portishead.
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Rail Business UKGovernment backs Midlands Rail Hub
UK: The government is to provide capital funding for the Midlands Rail Hub programme, which the Department for Transport said would be the region’s ‘biggest and most ambitious rail improvement scheme to date’.
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Rail Business UKMixed news for rail as government backs transport infrastucture projects
UK: The government has confirmed funding for a series of rail and projects following the Spending Review, but some major schemes have been paused.
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Rail Business UKThree stations get the go-ahead
UK: Government funding has been confirmed for planned stations at Wellington and Cullompton in the southwest and at Haxby near York.
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Rail Business UKLeasing companies join forces to co-fund rail research
UK: Four ROSCOs have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Rail Safety & Standards Board creating a framework for cross-industry research projects.
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Rail Business UKRail sector spearheads campaign to help ex-prisoners secure careers
UK: Merseyrail, Angel Trains and the Go-Ahead Group have signed up to support an initiative aimed at helping ex-prisoners find work in the transport sector.
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Rail Business UKDRIIVe rail R&D and training centre under construction
UK: Work has begun to be build the Derbyshire Rail Industry Innovation Vehicle rail research centre near Chesterfield.
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Rail Business UKAgreement to more than double international passenger capacity at London St Pancras station
EUROPE: London St Pancras Highspeed and Eurostar have signed a letter of intent to more than double international passenger capacity at London St Pancras station.
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Rail Business UKBlack Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation enters administration
UK: The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation, which operated purpose-built rail research facilities including the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre, has entered administration.
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail signs Project Reach PPP deal to upgrade communications
UK: Network Rail and the Digital Reach Partners consortium of telecoms companies Neos Networks and Freshwave have signed the Project Reach public-private partnership deal which aims to enhance digital connectivity on the rail network.
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Metro Report InternationalSolar plant to power London Underground trains
UK: Transport for London has awarded EDF Renewables UK a 15-year power purchase agreement to provide solar energy to cover part of the London Underground’s electricity needs.
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NewsRegulator rejects West Coast Main Line open access train service plans
UK: Would-be operators have responded with disappointment to the rail regulator’s decision that there is insufficient capacity to launch three open access passenger train services on the West Coast Main Line.
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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 UKBatteries ordered for Grand Central inter-city trains
UK: Hitachi Rail has selected Turntide Technologies to supply lithium iron phosphate batteries for use on electric-diesel-battery hybrid inter-city trainsets it is to build for open access operator Grand Central.
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Rail Business UKOpen access must genuinely add value, says DfT
UK: The Department for Transport has written to the Office of Rail & Road to stress the ‘critical importance’ of considering the cumulative financial and performance impact when deciding whether to approve applications to run open access passenger services.
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Rail Business UKRoyal Train to be decommissioned
UK: The Royal Household has announced that the Royal Train is to be decommissioned.
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NewsProductivity trumps sustainability for business travellers
EUROPE: The ability to use a train as a rolling office space is the key factor driving business customers to pick rail over other modes when they travel for work, according to a survey commissioned by Amex GBT.
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In depthSignalling: Using CBTC as an energy-saving tool on London’s Elizabeth Line
Siemens Mobility has used a section of London’s Elizabeth Line fitted with CBTC to study how its Trainguard MT technology has enabled revenue earning trains to save energy without compromising the customer experience.
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Metro Report InternationalRIDDOR access incorporated into light rail safety reporting system
UK: The processes for statutory incident reporting in the light rail sector are to be streamlined into a single access point.