UK rail industry news
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Rail Business UK4D training tool to replace generic videos
UK: A customisable online training tool is being developed by 3D Repo, Freeform and HS2 contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci JV to replace generic videos and presentations with live walkthroughs of site-specific 4D visualisations based on existing BIM models. Funding is being ...
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UK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry
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RIA issues regional rail industry ‘manifestos’ ahead of elections
UK: The Railway Industry Association has published five manifestos setting out its ‘key asks’ ahead of the devolved and regional elections taking place next month. The recommendations for each region are: London establish long-term multi-year financial settlements for Transport for London in ...
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Real-time loading information provided as Hull Trains restarts
UK: Hull Trains emerged from its three-month ‘hibernation’ as English coronavirus restrictions were eased on April 12, and has begun publishing real-time information on how busy its services are. The technology developed in-house by First Rail uses data supplied by onboard staff to show how ...
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Joint venture awarded HS2 geotechnical works contract
UK: High Speed 2 package C23 civil works contractor EKFB has awarded a joint venture of Bauer Technologies and Keller UK a £95m contract for geotechnical works. Package C23 covers the 80 km between the Chiltern Tunnel and Long Itchington Wood, with 15 viaducts, 81 ...
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TravelSpace app aims to help get passengers back on the trains
UK: Beta test partners are being sought for live trials of the TravelSpace app, which aims to use up-to-date passenger loading data to help passengers find the least busy trains and assist operators in managing capacity to facilitate social distancing. The app can also be ...
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Signal box’s wet rot problem solved
UK: Specialist property restoration company Peter Cox has completed a project to address wet rot which was affecting the Grade II listed 1867 signal box at Valley station on Anglesey. The first step was to find the source of water ingress ...
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Challenges ahead as Chaudhry-van der Velde becomes TfW Rail Managing Director
UK: Transport for Wales has confirmed the appointment of Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde as the next Managing Director of TfW Rail. The new Managing Director has a number of challenges ahead, including completing the process of moving TfW Rail into full Welsh Government control and ...
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Rail Business UK
UK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry
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Rail Business UK
Northern withdraws CAF multiple-units after damper bracket failures
UK: A significant number of CAF multiple units operated by Northern were taken out of service at the beginning of April after the failure of a yaw damper mounting bracket. Sections of the vehicle’s structure were broken away completely in the incident. ...
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GB Railfreight manages steelworks internal traffic
UK: GB Railfreight has begun providing all internal rail operations for steel reinforcement and long product manufacturer Celsa Steel UK.
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Train operators improve website accessibility
UK: Reviews undertaken by the Office of Rail Road and disability charity the Shaw Trust have lead to train and station operators improving the accessibility and provision of information on their websites. ORR’s requirements include providing information on assisted travel, and working towards ...
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Alstom awarded £25m Class 458 upgrading contract
UK: Leasing company Porterbrook has awarded Alstom a contract to upgrade the Class 458 electric multiple-units operated by South Western Railway ahead of their redeployment on medium and long distance services from the south coast. The £25m contract announced on April 6 covers an initial ...
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‘Unacceptable’ failure to meet train accessibility deadlines
UK: The House of Commons Transport Committee has said that the failure of several operators to meet previous targets to make trains fully accessible is unacceptable, and it has asked the Department for Transport to set out the sanctions that will apply if companies fail to ...
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Using QR codes to provide bespoke real-time journey information
UK: Passenger entertainment and contact technology company Whoosh is working with train operators to test a Real-Time Journey Dashboard designed to enhance the provision of bespoke live information throughout a rail journey. Passengers scan a unique at-seat QR code to access the dashboard which provides ...
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On-train cameras to spot third rail faults
UK: One Big Circle has been awarded a contract to detect conductor rail and electrical cables faults on third rail electrified routes by combining its Automated Intelligent Video Review on-train technology with thermal cameras to detect hot spots of more than 80ºC. The cameras will ...
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Rail Business UK
UK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry
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Rail Business UK
Class 442s to leave South Western Railway
UK: South Western Railway has halted the project to refurbish 18 Class 442 electric multiple-units for its London Waterloo to Portsmouth route, and the sets will now be returned to leasing company Angel Trains. Kiepe Electric had been awarded a £45m contract to undertaken an ...
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Decarbonisation requires immediate start to electrification and a strategy for hydrogen and batteries
UK: The rail industry needs the government to provide a clear strategy for decarbonising operations including the launch of a rolling programme of electrification, the House of Commons Transport Committee says in its sixth Trains Fit For The Future? report. The government should as ...
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Consultation on East West Rail stations and local needs
UK: East West Railway Co began the next round of public consultation for the Oxford – Cambridge railway corridor project on March 31. The consultation covers: how Oxford, Oxford Parkway and Bicester Village stations could be improved; options for avoiding lengthy delays at ...
