Rail Business UK – Page 6
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Rail Business UKRailway emergency response training centre opens
UK: The Birmingham Rail Resilience Hub has been created by Network Rail to provide emergency response training for the railway industry and the emergency services.
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Rail Business UKIntegrated rail leadership shows early promise
UK: Integrated leadership teams are being set up across publicly owned passenger train operators and Network Rail routes to increase collaboration and accountability.
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Rail Business UKc2c reports rebound in commuter travel amid pay-as-you-go roll-out
UK: South Essex to London train operator c2c reports that it has seen a ‘robust resurgence’ in commuter travel, with passenger volumes now at more than 80% of pre-2020 levels.
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Rail Business UKArriva enters UK rail infrastructure market with RTS Infrastructure acquisition
UK: Arriva Group has announced the acquisition of RTS Infrastructure, marking the international public transport operating group’s entry into the UK rail infrastructure segment.
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Rail Business UKPendolino toilet overhaul contract awarded
UK: Alstom has awarded Knorr-Bremse Rail Services (UK) an eight-year contract to repair and overhaul 510 toilet systems fitted to Avanti West Coast Class 390 Pendolino trainsets.
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Rail Business UKNationalised Greater Anglia to be a benchmark for other train operators
UK: The operation of Greater Anglia passenger services transferred from Transport UK to the public sector on October 12.
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NewsFrecciarossa 1000 high speed train launched as FS Group ramps up its internationalisation strategy
ITALY: National railway FS Group emphasised its ambitions for international expansion, including the launch of Paris – London services, in a panel discussion at the Expo Ferroviaria trade fair.
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail and Loram launch track machine ETCS working group
UK: Network Rail’s East Coast Operations Business Change team recently met specialists from track machine engineering and operating company Loram in Derby to launch a track machine ETCS working group.
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Rail Business UKInnovation organisations partner to promote rail technology
UK: Intelligent Transport Systems UK is partnering with the Rail Innovation Group on joint events, knowledge sharing and policy engagement with the aim of providing a stronger platform to champion small and emerging companies and promote smarter, more connected transport systems.
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NewsGemini selects high speed train supplier for planned Uber-branded Eurostar competitor
EUROPE: Aspiring Channel Tunnel high speed train operator Gemini Trains has selected Siemens Mobility Velaro Novo trainsets for its proposed services from London to Paris, Brussels and Köln.
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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 UKElectric trains now running daily on the Coryton and Penarth lines
UK: Services on Transport for Wales Rail’s Coryton and Penarth lines are now being worked by Stadler Class 756 tri-mode electric-diesel-battery multiple-units following the completion of work to install discontinuous electrification on the routes.
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Rail Business UKKnorr-Bremse completes c2c Electrostar door overhaul
UK: Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems has completed a ‘significant’ interim door overhaul for the c2c Class 357 Electrostar EMU fleet in a prpject that was ’a significant challenge, both in scale and complexity’.
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Rail Business UKCarbon Accounting Framework launched to save the rail industry time and money
UK: The Rail Safety & Standards Board has launched a Rail Carbon Accounting Framework which is designed to standardise carbon measurement and reporting as a step towards enabling the sector to meet its net-zero commitments by 2050.
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Rail Business UKTarmac opens rail-served construction materials depot in Rugby
UK: Tarmac has opened an aggregates materials depot on a previously unused rail-served site in Rugby which it has leased from Network Rail.
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Rail Business UKModelling seeks to optimise energy use on Manchester Metrolink’s Bury line
UK: Manchester light rail operator Keolis Amey Metrolink has worked with University of Birmingham spin-out EneRail to optimise energy consumption on the section of the network linking Manchester Victoria with Bury Interchange.
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Rail Business UKInverness rail freight terminal project awarded funding
UK: The Scottish government has awarded West Fraser Ltd a Freight Facilities Grant of up to £3m towards the construction of a £11·2m rail freight terminal at its wood panel board factory at Dalcross near Inverness.
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Rail Business UKEast Coast Main Line mobile connectivity boosted
UK: On-train mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity on the East Coast Main Line has been improved with the installation of additional phone masts between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
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Rail Business UKInnovation Accelerator to support High Speed 2 project reset
UK: Applications have opened for the latest round of the High Speed 2 Innovation Accelerator, which is intended to address three specific challenges as part of the government’s ‘reset’ of the HS2 project.
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.