Rail Business UK – Page 7
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Metro Report InternationalGoole gets larger share of Piccadilly Line train contract
UK: Siemens Mobility has revised its plans for the production of trainsets for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line so that up to 80% of the fleet will now be assembled in the UK, an increase from the 50% initially planned. This has no impact on the overall ...
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Rail Business UKBradford Forster Square station remodelling funded
UK: The Department for Transport has announced £24m of funding for the delivery of works to increase capacity at Bradford Forster Square station. A further £4m has previously been spent on design work for the project, which includes a new platform, relocating a crossover and associated ...
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Rail Business UKBattery train trial equipment installed
UK: Great Western Railway is testing a Class 230 battery multiple-unit on the national network between Long Marston, Evesham, Honeybourne and Moreton-in-Marsh, ahead of trials of the train and FastCharge technology on the Greenford branch in west London. In February 2022 GWR signed an agreement with ...
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Rail Business UKMedlog takes over operation of iPort Rail terminal
UK: The British subsidiary of MSC Group’s Medlog business formally took over operation of Verdion’s iPort Rail freight terminal in Doncaster on February 4. It remains an open access facility, with daily services running to and from Southampton, Felixstowe, Teesport and Scotland. ...
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Rail Business UKClass 730 EMU arrives in the West Midlands
UK: ‘Customers will have their breath taken away’ said West Midlands Mayor Andy Street when West Midlands Railway presented its Alstom Aventra Class 730 EMUs in Wolverhampton on February 8. As part of a £700m investment in new rolling stock, operator West Midlands Trains is introducing ...
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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 UKYRP Politics In Rail event returns
UK: Young Rail Professionals hosts its Politics In Rail event on February 8 as part of Rail Week.
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Rail Business UKWest Midlands – Manchester rail plan is not a HS2 revival, mayors say
UK: Metro Mayor for the West Midlands Andy Street and his Greater Manchester counterpart Andy Burnham report that they have held constructive talks with the Secretary of State for Transport, Rail Minister and senior officials from the Department for Transport regarding their work to assess how ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 Phase 2 cancellation raises ‘urgent and unanswered questions’
UK: The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee makes six recommendations in its latest report on High Speed 2, which calls on the government to answer questions raised by its decision to cancel Phase 2. The recommendations are: The Department for Transport should set out ...
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Metro Report InternationalEdinburgh council to consult on north-south tram plan
UK: City of Edinburgh Council is to undertake public consultation to inform the development of a strategic business case for a north-south tram route running from Granton via the city centre to BioQuarter and beyond. Route The preferred route runs from Granton ...
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Rail Business UKElizabeth Line trains to be fitted with real-time driver advisory system
UK: The GreenSpeed connected driver advisory system supplied by Thales company Cubris is to be deployed on London’s Elizabeth Line this year. GreenSpeed will be integrated with existing operational systems, and will use trackside data for onboard calculations to provide real-time advice on when drivers should ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London consults on Docklands Light Railway extension plans
UK: Transport for London has begun public consultation on proposals to extend the Docklands Light Railway from Gallions Reach to Beckton Riverside and under the River Thames to Thamesmead. ’The DLR extension is central to the regeneration of Thamesmead and would transform the area, just like the ...
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Rail Business UKTrain operator launches British Sign Language interpretation service
UK: East Midlands Railway has signed up to a British Sign Language service to help deaf passengers communicate with staff. The service operated by InterpretersLive is accessed via an app or link which puts users in touch with an BSL interpreter. The interpreter finds out the ...
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Rail Business UKBattery traction trial ahead as TransPennine Express fortunes improve
UK: Overcrowding and short-notice cancellations at state-owned TransPennine Express have declined since the December timetable change, prompting Managing Director Chris Jackson to suggest the operator is in a ‘better place’.
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Rail Business UKProject aims to automate DMU inspections
UK: East Midlands Railway is working with Bristol-based technology firm One Big Circle on a project to remove the need for manual trackside inspections of diesel multiple-units. The DepotMATE project will use One Big Circle’s Automated Intelligent Video Review cloud-based platform along with high-resolution line scanning, ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London sets out plan for ‘fairer, more accessible and inclusive’ network
UK: Transport for London has published its Equity in Motion plan committing to more than 80 actions to help create a ‘fairer, more accessible and inclusive’ transport network. The four objectives are an equitable customer experience; protecting and enhancing connectivity; keeping travel affordable; and reducing health ...
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Rail Business UKWest Midlands and Greater Manchester smart fare capping planned for 2025
UK: Stations across the West Midlands and selected routes in Greater Manchester are to be equipped for tap-in and tap-out payment with ‘best fare’ capping from 2025, Rail Minister Huw Merriman confirmed on February 1. Meanwhile, the Great British Railways Transition Team is working on the ...
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Rail Business UKDP World increases incentive for road to rail modal shift
UK: DP World has increased the financial incentive offered to customers using rail instead of road to transport imported containers from the port of Southampton to destinations within 225 km. The 12-month trial originally offered £70, which has now been increased to £100. DP World said ...
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Rail Business UKFriday off-peak London fares trial still to be agreed
UK: Details are still to be agreed on how to implement Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s proposed trial of all-day off-peak Underground and National Rail fares on Fridays.
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.