Rail Business UK – Page 57
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Rail Business UKCAF UK renews Ford & Stanley recruitment services contract
UK: Rolling stock manufacturer CAF UK has awarded recruitment company Ford & Stanley a further three-year contract. This covers all temporary and permanent recruitment in the UK and Ireland for engineering, operations, procurement, finance, business support and administration positions at CAF Rail UK Ltd and CAF ...
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Rail Business UKProcess of appointing next Elizabeth Line operator gets underway
UK: Transport for London has begun the process of appointing a contractor to operate Elizabeth Line services after the current concession held by MTR Corp expires on May 25 2025. The next contract is expected to be for an initial period of seven years, with an ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 achieves Inclusive Environments Recognition
UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd says it is the first infrastructure company to be awarded Inclusive Environments Recognition certification at organisational level by the Construction Industry Council. HS2 Ltd has held focus groups, virtual reality simulations and live testing sessions with charitable organisations, ...
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In depthSignalling: Visualising designs at an earlier stage
Most signalling schemes across the sector are designed using 2D schematic plans. But this approach can make it difficult to visualise what drivers in the train cab will see, and when and how they will react. To address this and other challenges, Arup has created a signalling visualisation tool that is being deployed as part of Network Rail’s Transpennine Route Upgrade.
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Rail Business UKLNER orders CAF tri-mode inter-city trains
UK: London North Eastern Railway has awarded CAF a contract to supply a fleet of 10 tri-mode 200 km/h inter-city trainsets for use on East Coast Main Line passenger services. The trainsets will be financed and owned by leasing company Porterbrook. CAF said the order announced ...
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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 UKHopes rise that MoU could end RMT industrial action
UK: Following further negotiations between Rail Delivery Group and the RMT trade union, a memorandum of understanding has been developed which could see an end to the long-running industrial dispute. The MoU announced on November 8 sets out a process for a mutually agreed way forward, ...
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Rail Business UKJobs to go at DB Cargo UK
UK: DB Cargo UK has announced plans to cut jobs, saying its German parent company DB Cargo ‘has informed its European entities that it can no longer sustain the level of losses being incurred across the group’. DB Cargo UK has proposed the loss of 95 ...
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Rail Business UKNational Rail pay-as-you-go ticketing technology plan
UK: The Rail Delivery Group is looking at options to procure technology to support future regional and national implementation of pay-as-you-go ticketing. RDG manages various technical systems on behalf of all train operators, and is undertaking market sounding for a proposed Tap Converter Service. Train operators ...
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Rail Business UKDisappointment as railway reform bill now unlikely before election
UK: The government’s decision to publish a draft rather than full railway reform bill is a missed opportunity, rail industry bodies said following the King’s Speech at the opening of Parliament on November 7. The government said that given the scale and complexity of the planned ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground stations to be added to Google Street View
UK: Major London Underground stations are to be included in Google’s Street View in 2024, to help people get a better sense of the layout of the stations when planning journeys or interchanging between different lines, and to identify facilities such as toilets and help points. ...
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Rail Business UKCILT publishes 10-point plan after cancellation of HS2 Phase 2
UK: The Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport has published 10 points setting out what it would like to see following the cancellation of further phases of High Speed 2, which it was ‘deeply disappointed’ by. CILT recommends: 1. a well-informed independent inquiry should be set ...
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Metro Report InternationalVery Light Rail track on test
UK: A novel type of tram track which is intended to be cheaper and faster to install than convention designs is being tested along with the battery-powered prototype Coventry Very Light Rail vehicle. The track is shallower than conventional light rail designs, and can be laid ...
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Rail Business UKNext London Overground Managing Director appointed
UK: London Overground concessionaire Arriva Rail London has appointed Finance & Commercial Director Steve Best as Managing Director with effect from January 1 2024. He will succeed Paul Hutchings, who is moving to a role at parent company Arriva UK Trains. In 2013 Best became Finance ...
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Rail Business UKRIA outlines priorities for Midlands & Eastern rail suppliers
UK: The Railway Industry Association’s Midlands & Eastern division has published a paper setting out four priorities for the region’s rail suppliers, emphasising that suppliers are keen to work with regional stakeholders to unlock projects that are due to be funded through the Levelling Up and ...
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Rail Business UKFreight operator trials brake monitoring technology
UK: GB Railfreight has completed a four-week test of technology developed in collaboration with Icomera, DG8 and SENSEi which uses battery-powered remote sensors to share status and out-of-tolerance alerts with drivers and control centres during rolling stock pre-checks. Drivers receive sensor data directly to an app ...
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Rail Business UKCrossCountry train services agreement extended
UK: Alstom is to continue to service and maintain the CrossCountry Voyager and Super Voyager trainsets until 2031 under a €950m eight-year extension to its existing train services agreement. The extension announced on November 2 covers 34 Class 220 Voyager and 24 Class 221 Super Voyager ...
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Rail Business UKRail supply sector confidence at a five-year low
UK: There has been a significant increase in negative sentiment among rail supply businesses over the last 12 months, and more than half believe the industry will contract in the next year, according to polling commissioned by the Railway Industry Association. ‘The survey’s conclusions are deeply ...
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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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In depthComment: UK turns its back on rail growth
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s decision to abandon the remaining phases of the High Speed 2 programme reflects the UK government’s growing antipathy to rail investment and equivocation about climate targets, leaving Britain’s railway without a clear plan for future expansion.