UK passenger train operator news
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Rail Business UKc2c launches OP1 rail intelligence platform
UK: Commuter train operator c2c has worked with CPC Project Services to deploy a digital intelligence platform which provides operational insight at times of service disruption.
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Rail Business UKFirstGroup wins next London Overground operating contract
UK: Transport for London has selected FirstGroup for the next concession to operate London Overground inner-suburban passenger services.
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NewsElectro-diesel Stadler Flirt trains selected to renew Dublin – Belfast Enterprise fleet
EUROPE: Ireland’s national railway Iarnród Éireann and North Ireland’s Translink have jointly selected Stadler Flirt trainsets to replace locomotive-hauled rolling stock on the cross-border Dublin – Belfast Enterprise service.
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Rail Business UKFirst AVA low-maintenance stainless steel footbridge installed
UK: The first series-produced AVA modular footbridge has been installed at Greater Anglia’s Stowmarket station.
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Rail Business UKStansted Airport contactless pay-as-you-go rail fare payment delayed
UK: The previously-announced expansion of contactless pay-as-you-go payment to a further 20 Greater Anglia stations including the key destination of Stansted Airport has been delayed until ‘summer 2026’.
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Rail Business UKMuch-delayed Class 810 fleet enters service on the Midland Main Line
UK: After a heavily delayed production process, the first of 33 Hitachi Rail Class 810 bi-mode trains has entered service with East Midlands Railway. Tony Miles reports from Derby.
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Rail Business UKGreater Anglia opens applications for First Step into Rail employability scheme
UK: Greater Anglia is offering a three-week First Step into Rail employability scheme designed to help young people build workplace skills and gain hands-on experience.
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Rail Business UKLNER’s ERTMS driver training app enhanced
UK: LNER and Velociti Solutions have updated their ERTMS driver-machine interface training app to provide train drivers with more realistic simulations, more accurate screen layouts and additional scenarios.
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Rail Business UK‘Eye-opener’ trip helps train operator listen to deaf passengers
UK: Govia Thameslink Railway received eye-opening feedback from deaf passengers who it took on a return trip from Cambridge to Stevenage to gain greater understanding of what needs to be done to make independent travel easier.
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Rail Business UKCampaigners call to ‘end the fiction of Gatwick Express’
UK: Independent rail campaign group Railfuture has called for changes to train services between central London and Gatwick Airport.
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Rail Business UKScottish government scales back electrification ambition to focus on fleet renewal
UK: The Scottish government has issued a revised rail decarbonisation plan that shifts the focus away from electrification to emphasise a reduction of rolling stock emissions.
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Rail Business UKInterview: ‘We are waking Merseyrail up’
As its 25-year agreement to run electric suburban services around Liverpool nears its end, Merseyrail has become a model for how local control of rail operations can bring tangible benefits to the community, as its Managing Director Neil Grabham explains to Nick Kingsley.
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Rail Business UK‘Next generation’ superfast wi-fi piloted on GWR train
UK: A pilot deployment of ‘next generation’ fast on-train wi-fi using technology developed for Formula 1 has been launched.
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Rail Business UKGreat Western Railway gains autism inclusivity award
UK: Great Western Railway has gained the National Autistic Society’s Autism Friendly Award for businesses which become more inclusive by providing accessible customer services, information and environments.
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Rail Business UKSouth Western Railway deploys replacement customer support system
UK: South Western Railway has worked with Route 101 to roll out a replacement customer relationship management platform based on Zendesk Suite Enterprise and SweetHawk SuperSuite.
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Rail Business UKScotRail launches suburban battery and electric train fleet procurement
UK: ScotRail has formally started the process of procuring a fleet of electric and battery-electric suburban multiple-units to enter service in the early 2030s.
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Rail Business UKSouth Western Railway awards £66m EMU support and spares contract
UK: South Western Railway has awarded Alstom a 4½-year Technical Support & Spares Supply Agreement for its Class 701 Arterio electric multiple-units.
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Rail Business UKTranslink hosts international level crossing safety and technology discussions
UK: Translink has hosted the 34th Global Level Crossing Network Meeting, with delegates from countries including the UK, Ireland, Croatia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal and France discussing best practices and advances in technology.
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Rail Business UKc2c to provide GoodMaps digital wayfinding at all its stations
UK: Commuter train operator c2c Railway is to make GoodMaps’ digital wayfinding technology available to improve accessibility at all 26 stations on its London to Shoeburyness route.
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Rail Business UKGreat Western Railway’s Learning & Development Centre officially opened
UK: A Learning & Development Centre at Great Western Railway’s head office in Swindon has been officially opened by Secretary of State for Transport and local MP Heidi Alexander.