UK rail industry news – Page 17
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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 UKImmersive training centre to increase rail worker safety
UK: Rail Minister Huw Merriman has opened a £2·7m immersive safety training centre designed to enable rail workers to experience safety-critical scenarios in a safe environment. The TRUST facility in Huddersfield has been developed by Active Training Team as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade programme, ...
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Rail Business UKNorthern names next Managing Director
UK: Northern has announced the appointment of Chief Operating Officer Tricia Williams as its next Managing Director. Williams will succeed Nick Donovan, who is to step down in spring 2024 after four years leading the state-owned operator. ‘I want to thank Nick for the incredible work ...
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Rail Business UKReport makes recommendations for accessible and inclusive rail travel
UK: Community Rail Network has published recommendations on how the community rail movement can expand its impact on accessibility and inclusion. The report sponsored by the Rail Delivery Group gives examples of projects, and says impact is maximised by enabling people with lived experience to shape ...
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Rail Business UKPlatform Train Interface safety tool updated
UK: The Rail Safety & Standards Board has updated a tool for identifying risks and assessing the effectiveness of safety management arrangements around the Platform Train Interface. The first PTI Risk Assessment Tool was launched six years ago. It has now been enhanced with a new ...
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Rail Business UKCelebrating regional initiatives at the Rail Business Awards
UK: Recognising the increasing number of initiatives across the rail sector being driven by devolved governments, regional administrations and local authorities, the 26th Rail Business Awards will include a new award for the Regional Initiative of the Year. This category aims to recognise and celebrate successful efforts ...
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Rail Business UKStoma Friendly improvements at Southeastern station toilets
UK: Southeastern has upgraded the accessible toilets at 71 stations to Colostomy UK’s Stoma Friendly standards, which are designed to help people change their stoma bags without hassle or embarrassment. Features include a hook on the door to hang clothing, handbags and luggage; shelf space to ...
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Rail Business UKPlastic waste 3D printing project wins LNER Futurelabs accelerator competition
UK: London North Eastern Railway has announced the winners of its fourth annual Futurelabs accelerator programme for start-ups and SMEs. The themes were to encourage passengers to choose rail, to strengthen the sustainability of the network, to create a frictionless journey, and to explore emerging technology. ...
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Rail Business UKNorthern orders SIM Factor motion platform train driver training simulators
UK: Polish company SIM Factor is to supply Northern with six motion platform cab simulators including 600 km of real footage of the operator’s routes. These will provide a full-immersion environment for training drivers, conductors and other apprentices. There will also be a passenger saloon simulator ...
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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 UKSouthern seeks feedback on West Coastway timetable changes
UK: Govia Thameslink Railway is seeking public feedback on a redesign of the timetable for Southern-branded West Coastway services between Southampton, Portsmouth, Brighton and London via Gatwick Airport from next year. GTR said the aim is to provide more evenly-spaced departure times, increase capacity where demand ...
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Rail Business UKRaising-roof container designed to get supermarket goods onto rail
UK: Supermarket Tesco is testing a curtain-sided container with a roof which can be raised to allow goods to be double-stacked from floor to ceiling, and then lowered for transport with railway clearances. This doubles the amount of goods which can be loaded. The container was ...
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Rail Business UKCelebrating the importance of accessibility at the 26th Rail Business Awards
UK: The Rail Business Awards has long sought to acknowledge and celebrate the efforts that the rail industry has made to provide transport for all. The award for Accessibility & Integrated Transport Excellence recognises best practice and innovation in the provision of accessible facilities and services for ...
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Rail Business UKVirtual station tours to help passengers plan ahead
UK: East Midlands Railway has worked with Virtual Tour Experts Ltd to create online navigation guidance to help passengers with journeys through Derby, Sheffield, Nottingham, Lincoln and Kettering stations. Users can access information about all of the public areas in each station, including toilets, customer service ...
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Rail Business UKRSSB develops zero waste metrics for the rail industry
UK: The Rail Safety & Standards Board and Ricardo have completed the first phase of a project to develop metrics to help the rail industry measure circular economy, waste and resource management performance. Core metrics include: station waste generated, reported by treatment method; proportion of ...
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Rail Business UKFirst Class 395 refurbishment completed
UK: The first of Southeastern’s 29 six-car Class 395 electric multiple-units has returned to service following an interior refresh. Unit 395 012 entered the operator’s Ashford depot on June 12 and re-emerged on August 14. The £27m programme, which is being carried out in partnership with ...
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Rail Business UKGreater Manchester station regeneration partnership formed
UK: Network Rail and Transport for Greater Manchester have formed a partnership to deliver a joint vision for regenerating stations in Manchester and Salford. This will include working with key stakeholders to establish future regeneration opportunities and attract delivery partners to meet the demands of future ...
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Rail Business UKGB Railfreight takes delivery of 150 wagons
UK: The last of 150 wagons which leasing company Porterbrook has ordered from Greenbrier for use by GB Railfreight have been delivered. The companies said on-time delivery represented a significant achievement, as the project was impacted by the pandemic, supply chain disruption, a surge in inflation ...
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Rail Business UKOn-track plant company installs solar panels
UK: Plasser & Theurer agent Plasser UK has installed 339 photovoltaic solar panels to take advantage of the large roof space at its west London workshop as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce carbon emissions. The PV system supplied by Solarsense will generate 114 000 ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.