UK rail industry news – Page 28
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Rail Business UKIndustry responds as High Speed 2 delays confirmed by government
UK: Delays to High Speed 2 along with other transport schemes have been confirmed by Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper, who said ‘we have seen headwinds from inflation, triggered by the impact of Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine, as well as supply chain disruption ...
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Rail Business UKArriva UK Trains appoints partner to develop ACE digital customer platform
UK: Arriva UK Trains has formed a strategic partnership with Nagarro to further develop its Arriva Customer Engine digital ticket retailing and real-time information platform. ACE launched at Arriva’s Chiltern Railways business five years ago and according to the company is now ‘a feature-rich, mature platform’ ...
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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 UKRMT members to vote on Network Rail pay and benefits offer
UK: The RMT is to hold a vote on the latest pay and benefits offer from Network Rail, which the union said involves extra money and is not conditional on accepting the infrastructure manager’s modernising maintenance agenda which it ‘does not endorse’. RMT said the offer ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 switch and crossing contract awarded
UK: High speed rail project promoter HS2 Ltd has awarded Voestalpine Turnout Technology UK a contract to supply switches and crossings for Phase 1 and 2a of the future line. The contract announced on March 7 includes the design, manufacture and delivery of around 180 S&C ...
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Rail Business UKUKTram appoints Lindsay Murphy as Interim Chair
UK: The board of light rail industry association UKTram has appointed Lindsay Murphy, Technical Director at TXM Consult, as Interim Chair. She has more than 30 years’ experience of transport engineering, including working on tram network extensions in Nottingham and asset management at Manchester Metrolink, and ...
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Rail Business UKCustom carpets keeps luggage out of train wheelchair spaces
UK: Wool from more than 30 000 sheep is being used by Axminster Carpets to produce over 20 000 m2 of floor coverings for the refurbishment of the Avanti West Coast Pendolino fleet. The two-year contract to supply carpets for the £117m refurbishment of the 56 ...
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Rail Business UKInnovation in Railway Construction grants awarded
UK: A test section of overhead electrification which can be raised or lowered to provide different contact wire gradients and to assess whether bridges actually need to be raised or speed restrictions imposed during electrification projects is one of 24 proposals awarded a grant from the ...
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Rail Business UKNorthumberland Line expected to reopen in summer 2024
UK: Northumberland Line services between Newcastle and Ashington are expected to begin in summer 2024, Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper has confirmed. The exact launch date will announced closer to the time. ‘Restoring lost railway connections will drive tourism, boost local business opportunities and ...
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Rail Business UKKnorr-Bremse expands aftermarket business with acquisition of Westcode UK
UK: Knorr-Bremse has bought Unipart Rail’s Wiltshire-based door, pneumatics, brake actuation and HVAC business Westcode UK, saying the acquisition will expand its RailServices aftermarket activities as a one-stop-shop for the train subsystem life cycle. ‘RailServices is — alongside the provision of new equipment for trains — ...
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Rail Business UKTfW Rail scales back Class 175 DMU operation following ‘thermal events’
UK: Following a series of underbody fires, TfW Rail has stood down a significant proportion of its Class 175 diesel multiple-unit fleet from March 2 until each set has undergone an intensive cleaning process. Chief Operations Officer Jan Chaudhry van der Velde and Engineering Director Ryan ...
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Rail Business UKAvanti West Coast launches instant accessibility help channel
UK: Avanti West Coast has launched a WhatsApp channel providing instant access to specialist support for passengers with disabilities. Travel Companion is staffed by members of the inter-city operator’s social media team who have ‘passion and empathy for accessibility’, as well as specialist knowledge. AWC said ...
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Rail Business UKScottish Rail Holdings to take over Caledonian Sleeper
UK: The operation of Caledonian Sleeper is to be taken over by Scottish Rail Holdings, an arm’s length company owned by the Scottish government, from June 25. In 2014 Transport Scotland awarded Serco a contract to operate the night train services between London and Scotland for ...
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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 UKAbellio UK becomes Transport UK Group as buy-out concludes
UK: Dutch national train operator NS announced on March 1 that its international operating arm Abellio had formally completed the divestiture of its UK subsidiary through a management buy-out.
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Rail Business UKRail Partners sets out Freight Expectations for growth
UK: Rail Partners has called on the government to implement five policies that would enable rail to play a greater role in decarbonisation of the logistics sector and would give freight operators and customers the confidence to invest in assets. On March ...
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Rail Business UKHelping people with non-visible disabilities to Travel with Confidence
UK: Information and training to help people with non-visible disabilities such as autism, anxiety or phobias use public transport is being provided by Hampshire Community Rail Partnership with the support of South Western Railway and Hampshire County Council. The first phase of the Travel with Confidence ...
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Rail Business UKBusiness cases to be developed for five West Midlands stations
UK: Transport for West Midlands and the West Midlands Rail Executive are to study the feasibility of and develop business cases for five proposed stations. Balsall Heath on the Camp Hill line in Birmingham would require construction of the Bordesley chords and extra capacity at ...
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Rail Business UKETCS knowledge sharing in action
UK: DB Cargo UK recently took a Class 66 diesel locomotive to Govia Thameslink Railway’s Hornsey depot, so the freight operator could learn more about the passenger operator’s approach to rolling out ETCS. The companies have been working together for months to share their knowledge, as ...
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Rail Business UKTSSA members at train operators accept offer to end strikes
UK: Members of the TSSA trade union have voted to accept offers made by train operating companies in the long-running dispute over pay, job security and conditions. An online ballot of more than 3 000 TSSA members working in management, station, control, engineering, clerical and customer ...