Rail Business UK – Page 20
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Metro Report InternationalAI project aims to boost tram crossing safety
UK: Cameras are to be installed at foot crossings on several tram networks and the footage analysed by AI tools to identify opportunities for safety improvements.
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Rail Business UKRail industry responds to Chancellor’s Spring Statement
The rail industry has responded to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement on March 26. This made no direct reference to the sector, however announcements could be made in the spending review scheduled for June.
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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 UKEast West Rail operator confirmed
UK: The Department for Transport has formally selected Arriva Group’s Chiltern Railways to operate Oxford – Milton Keynes passenger services on the first stage of the East West Rail line, which is to launch later this year.
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Rail Business UKCollaboration to minimise rolling stock cybersecurity risks
UK: The Rail Cyber Security Strategy was relaunched at the Fleet Cyber Security conference which brought together rolling stock owners and operators and the supply chain to share best practice and real-world case studies.
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Rail Business UKGBRX head promises ‘innovation with a purpose’ to tackle rail problems
UK: Innovation must have a purpose, GBRX Managing Director Toufic Machnouk told the Railway Industry Association Innovation Conference in Newport on March 25.
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Metro Report InternationalViewpoint: Winning the battle against antisocial behaviour
Keolis UK operates the Nottingham Express Transit network, where an array of enforcement and outreach policies have been used to cut antisocial behaviour on and around trams. Chief Executive Alistair Gordon explains the company’s approach.
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Rail Business UKMachine learning keeps LNER trains moving
UK: Inter-city operator LNER is rolling out a machine learning-based tool which helps its station staff predict train delays and adapt the support they provide to more closely meet passenger needs. The digital tool takes previous train performance data and adds in factors such as the ...
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NewsGemini announces cross-Channel passenger train ambitions
EUROPE: Gemini Trains becomes the latest company to set out plans to take on Eurostar on the cross-Channel route linking London with Paris and Brussels.
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Rail Business UKArriva plans Cleethorpes to London open access service
UK: Arriva has announced plans to launch an open access passenger service between Cleethorpes, Grimsby, Doncaster and London. On March 21 Arriva formally notified Network Rail that it was submitting an application to the Office of Rail & Road which a view to launching the service ...
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Rail Business UKPrivate train operators’ advocacy body Rail Partners closes
UK: The Rail Partners association of train operators’ parent companies closed on March 21.
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Rail Business UKRegulator makes recommendations for assessing costs and benefits of health and safety interventions
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has published 10 recommendations to help the rail industry make health and safety interventions more effectively and efficiently. ORR led an industry-wide project, collaborating with Network Rail, train and freight operating companies, the Rail Safety & Standards Board and others, ...
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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 UKRefurbished steel wagons return to service
UK: DB Cargo UK has returned to service the first of 60 BAA bogie steel wagons which are being refurbished to carry imported slab and coil to Tata Steel’s Port Talbot site. DB Polska is manufacturing 40 ft frames for the wagons at its engineering facility ...
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Rail Business UKUK rail expertise is in demand worldwide, says RIA Exports Leadership Group
UK: The Railway Industry Association has announced changes at its Exports Leadership Group, which enables members to share their experiences and work with RIA’s Exports and Trade Policy teams to gain advice and support on selling their products and services abroad. Andrew Went has stepped down ...
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Rail Business UKHydrotreated vegetable oil fuel DMU trial
UK: ScotRail is working with leasing company Angel Trains and fuel supplier Crown Oil to test the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil instead of diesel to power a Class 156 diesel multiple-unit. The operator envisages that HVO could offer a transitional step towards reducing greenhouse gas ...
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Rail Business UKUpskilling for a rapidly evolving rail industry
UK: Two more training courses have been launched by the Rail Safety & Standards Board. One will help frontline rail workers develop leadership skills for a ‘dynamic and complex’ environment, and another is aimed at equipping operational decision-makers with the skills to make rational choices under ...
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In depthDecarbonisation: ‘Rail risks being left behind’ in emerging hydrogen economy
Birmingham University spin-out Vanguard STS launched its HydroShunter locomotive on January 31 before convening a round table to assess the prospects of hydrogen traction gaining ground in rail applications. Nick Kingsley joined the discussion.
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NewsVirgin seeks partners to launch cross-Channel train service
EUROPE: Virgin Group is seeking partners to invest in its planned launch of international high speed train services through the Channel Tunnel. On March 9, the Financial Times reported that Virgin Group is seeking to raise £300m in equity and £400m in debt. A Virgin Group ...
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Rail Business UKRailtex 2025 exhibition postponed
UK: The Railtex rail industry trade fair which was to have been held at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on May 13-15 2025 has been postponed. Event organiser RX Global told Rail Business UK that ‘we have been looking into the rail portfolio strategy and ...