Rail Business UK – Page 162
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Rail Business UKVP plc awarded £257m Network Rail portable plant contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded VP plc a contract worth up to £257m for the hire, supply and maintenance of all small plant powered by external means. This includes rail drills, torque wrenches, chainsaws and handheld tamping machines, as well as related consumables such as oil, and ...
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Rail Business UKBicester – Bedford railway reinstatement approved
UK: The Secretary of State for Transport has approved Network Rail’s application for a Transport & Works Act Order granting legal powers for work to begin on the Bicester – Bedford section of the East West Rail project to develop a rail corridor between Oxford and ...
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NewsEurostar confirms start date for Amsterdam – London through services
EUROPE: Cross-Channel high speed train operator Eurostar has announced the start dates for through services between Amsterdam, Rotterdam and London. This follows an agreement between the governments of the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands enabling the operation of juxtaposed border controls at the Dutch departure stations, ...
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NewsPolarteknik acquires Train Door Solutions
EUROPE: Finnish door and partition wall manufacturer Polarteknik Oy has acquired UK pneumatic and electrical door systems servicing specialist Train Door Solutions Ltd under a deal completed on January 31. Established in 1999, Milton Keynes based Train Door Systems was previously owned by Nigel Mason, Vanessa Mason ...
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Rail Business UKMerseyrail Class 777 arrives in Liverpool
The first of the Stadler Class 777 EMUs to renew the Merseyrail suburban fleet is now on test. Tony Miles reports from Kirkdale.
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Rail Business UKHuw Merriman elected Chair of the Transport Select Committee
Source: (CC BY 3.0) UK: Members of Parliament elected Conservative MP for Bexhill & Battle Huw Merriman as Chair of the Transport Select Committee for this parliament on January 29. He will formally take up the position once the remaining members of the Committee are named, ...
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NewsRail ticket refunds offered to Chinese customers unable to travel because of the coronavirus
UK: Passenger operators in Great Britain have agreed to offer fee-free refunds for rail tickets purchased in China, following the suspension of flights in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Train operators and independent ticket retailers Assertis, Atomised, Click Travel, Evolvi, On Track Retail, ...
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Rail Business UKPorterbrook aims to put Long Marston on the global map for rail innovation
UK: Rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook has taken a 15-year lease on property company St Modwen’s Long Marston site in Warwickshire, and will take responsibility for the future direction and development of the rail technology centre on the 55 ha former military site. The site will transfer ...
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Rail Business UKSelf-service smart card machines to go live at GTR
UK: Govia Thameslink Railway passengers will be able to obtain the operator’s ITSO-compliant The Key smart cards through self-service vending machines from February 3. Paragon ID has supplied GTR with 12 free-standing kiosks which have been installed at selected stations outside London. Passengers will use a ...
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Rail Business UKRoute for Bedford – Cambridge section of East – West Rail announced
UK: The government has announced its preferred route for the Bedford – Cambridge section of the planned East West Rail corridor which is being developed to link Oxford and Cambridge. The announcement on January 30 follows public consultation on five route options. While the Oxford – ...
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NewsSmartRail World becomes Railway Gazette Events
EVENTS: Last year we saw a lot of change on the Railway Gazette Group. Now as we move into 2020, I am delighted to add more industry leading events to our growing portfolio. In 2018, our parent DVV Media International Ltd purchased Global Transport Forum, a media ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Talgo has given a sleeping car formerly used on Madrid – Paris overnight services to Chesterfield Borough Council. It is to be used for training and education purposes at the Barrow Hill Roundhouse, where the Spanish company’s UK business plans to establish an innovation centre based on ...
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Rail Business UKNo immediate changes to follow Northern nationalisation
UK: The Northern franchise which is currently held by Arriva will be nationalised on March 1, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps confirmed in a widely-anticipated announcement on January 29. This follows severe performance problems. Last year the Secretary of State requested proposals for the franchise ...
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Rail Business UKITSO launches Yotra brand
UK: ITSO Ltd has rebranded its mobile ticketing subsidiary company ITSO Transit Hub as Yotra Ltd, launching the new name at the Transport Ticketing Global conference on January 28. The aim is to create a clearer distinction between the non-profit membership body that manages the ITSO standards ...
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Rail Business UKRev Richard Coles to host 22nd Rail Business Awards
UK: The rail industry is gearing up for the 22nd Rail Business Awards, which take place at the beautifully refurbished Royal Lancaster Hotel in London’s west end on February 27 2020. The gala evening will be hosted by the multi-talented Rev Richard Coles, broadcaster, writer and Church of England priest.
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Rail Business UKPerpetuum moves into larger headquarters
UK: Wireless sensing and remote condition monitoring technology company Perpetuum has moved to a larger headquarters building near Southampton, providing more space for the 76 staff and its production and testing activities. ‘As more train operators have chosen Perpetuum’s RCM, so our talent pool of experts has ...
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Metro Report InternationalStadler to build Tyne & Wear metro fleet
UK: Transport authority Nexus has selected Stadler to supply and maintain a new fleet of trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro, as part of a £362m investment package to modernise the 77·5 km network.
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Rail Business UKNewhaven Marine station to be closed
UK: The Department for Transport has begun public consultation on Network Rail’s formal proposal to close Newhaven Marine station.
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Rail Business UKORR investigates Network Rail for poor performance in North West & Central England
UK: Issuing an update on Network Rail’s impact on passenger train performance on January 21, the Office of Rail & Road said it had put the infrastructure manager ‘on a warning’ for poor service in the North West & Central region. ORR said the cause of delays ...
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Rail Business UKWilliam Cook Rail obtains IRIS certification
UK: William Cook Rail has obtained International Railway Industry Standard certification covering the casting, machining, assembly and overhaul of safety-critical components for rolling stock manufacturers and operators. The company said it was the only manufacturer of machined cast steel components in Europe to achieve IRIS certification. ‘IRIS ...