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Specialist abseiling teams contractors have secured a rock cutting at Aughton Park station in Lancashire, removing loose material, inspecting drainage and monitoring the ground conditions. Network Rail ’s Wales Western Region has awarded commercial services framework contracts with a ...
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LNER Reserves launched to connect staff with voluntary organisations
UK: Inter-city operator LNER has launched the LNER Reserves scheme to connect its staff wishing to volunteer during the coronavirus pandemic with organisations including the National Health Service, the emergency services, partner charity Campaign Against Living Miserably, FareShare, The Trussell Trust, Age UK and the National Council ...
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High Speed 2 Notice to Proceed issued
UK: On April 15 the Department for Transport gave project promoter HS2 Ltd approval to issue its four main works civils contractors with Notice to Proceed with full detailed design and construction of the 225 km London – West Midlands Phase 1 of the high speed network. ...
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Unlocking innovation event goes virtual
UK: Because of Covid-19, the Railway Industry Association’s Digital Journeys for Passengers Rail Freight event within its Unlocking Innovation programme is to be held as a series of daily webinars from 14.00 to 15.00 during the week commencing April 20. The topics be discussed ...
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Hitachi Rail begins to restart production
UK: Hitachi Rail began a staged restart of rolling stock production at its Newton Aycliffe site on April 14. Work had been put on hold during March as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. ‘Our priority continues to be the safety and well being of all ...
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RSSB publishes updated rail industry health & safety strategy
Source: Network Rail UK: RSSB has published a new version of its Leading Health Safety on Britain’s Railway strategy. This sets out areas where the industry needs to co-operate to achieve a step-change in performance, recognising that there are still significant risks involved ...
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Rosehill Rail to provide advice to other companies seeking to win export business
UK: Rosehill Rail’s parent company has been named an Export Champion by the Department for International Trade, following its continued expansion in overseas markets. As an Export Champion the company will offer practical advice and encouragement to other businesses in the Northern Powerhouse ...
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Automated vegetation monitoring technology deployed in train cabs
UK: Transport for Wales has worked with technology company One Big Circle Ltd to fit trains with ‘smart’ cameras designed to automatically record, analyse and report lineside vegetation risks. The Automated Intelligent Video Review system is a lightweight train-borne device that sits inside the cab windscreen ...
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Covid-19 could push more Asia – Europe freight to rail
INTERNATIONAL: ‘I believe that the impact of Covid-19 will push many shippers to rethink their supply chains, and that could well see a lot more Asia-Europe air and ocean freight traffic moving permanently to the rail freight option’, said Philip Stephenson, Chairman of Davies Turner, after the ...
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UK railway news round-up
Network Rail has announced a move to immediate payments for its suppliers to provide firms with a boost to their cashflow during the coronavirus crisis. This means payment could be up to seven days quicker for SMEs and up to 28 days quicker for other suppliers. ...
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Urban Transport Group details Covid-19 challenges
UK: A briefing document setting out the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on public transport authorities has been published by the Urban Transport Group, which represents transport bodies in London, the West Midlands, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Tyne Wear, Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City ...
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Bombardier Transportation UK to restart production with revised working practices
UK: Bombardier Transportation UK is to restart rolling stock production at its Derby factory and heavy maintenance at its Ilford site on April 14, with component overhaul at Crewe to follow the next day. The company had announced a temporary pause in operations on March 25 ...
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ACoRP becomes the Community Rail Network
UK: The Association of Community Rail Partnerships was rebranded as the Community Rail Network on April 6. The organisation worked with agency David Carroll Co to develop the ‘new, inclusive identity’ which it plans to use to raise its profile as part of the ...
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ORR closes signalling market study owing to Covid-19
UK: The Office of Rail Road has closed the formal study of the UK signalling market which it had launched in January to explore whether there were any competition issues affecting the supply chain, and to determine if any action were needed. ‘Given the ...
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RSSB publishes 2020-21 business plan
UK: Safety and standards body RSSB has published its business plan for 2020-21, developed in consultation with its members, affiliates and the wider rail industry. This includes: Safer Rail: a ‘refreshed’ health and safety strategy with dedicated resources allocated for implementation; ...
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Performance improves as services cut
UK: Train operating companies have been reporting a marked improvement in performance on normally congested routes, following the significant reductions in passenger services to provide only a basic ‘key workers timetable’ during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Jim McMahon named Shadow Transport Secretary
UK: The new Labour leader Keir Starmer named Jim McMahon as Shadow Transport Secretary on April 6. The Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament for Oldham West Royton said he was ‘delighted and humbled’ to join the shadow cabinet. ‘This ...
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Grand Central follows Hull Trains in suspending open access services
UK: Open access operator Grand Central temporarily suspended all services from the end of April 3, as coronavirus restrictions continue to affect its passenger numbers. The London King’s Cross to Sunderland and Bradford operator said it anticipated that the ‘necessary but temporary’ measure would last for ...
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ETCS tested successfully on Heathrow Express Class 387s
UK: An initial series of test runs using Class 387 EMUs equipped with ETCS on the Great Western Main Line has been completed, leasing company Porterbrook announced on April 3. Using sections of the GWML east of Reading and the branch from Hayes Harlington ...
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Aventra EMU reaches Liverpool Street
UK: The first of the Class 720 Aventra EMUs which Bombardier Transportation is supplying for Greater Anglia’s commuter services has completed its first test run into London Liverpool Street station. As part of the testing programme, the EMU is expected to run over all of ...
