UK rail industry news – Page 20
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Rail Business UKDawlish sea wall rebuild completed
UK: A project to rebuild the Dawlish sea wall to protect the railway along the Devon coast has been officially completed. The £82m, 2½ year scheme forms part of the wider £165m South West Resilience Programme which was launched after storms in 2014 put the line ...
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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 UKRail industry insiders stress importance of ticket office closure consultation
UK: Public consultation has begun over plans to close the majority of station ticket offices in England, with industry insiders stressing the importance of passengers giving feedback as part of the process.
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Rail Business UKExeter’s Marsh Barton station opens
UK: Marsh Barton station in Exeter on the line to Newton Abbot opened to passengers on July 4, following an inauguration ceremony the previous day. The £16m station was developed by Devon County Council in collaboration with Network Rail and GWR, with additional funding from ...
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Rail Business UKContactless pay-as-you-go to be extended to 53 more stations
UK: The government has announced £20m of funding to roll out pay-as-you-go travel using contactless bank cards or devices at 53 c2c, Southeastern, South Western Railway, London Northwestern and Chiltern stations. The announcement on July 4 marks the first phase of the government’s commitment in its ...
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Rail Business UKEight recommendations to improve rail performance strategies
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has issued eight recommendations to improve the management of railway performance, following a review of the joint performance strategies produced by train operating companies with Network Rail. ORR decided to conduct the review earlier this year, citing a range ...
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Rail Business UKGWR trials Whoosh real-time journey dashboard
UK: Great Western Railway is undertaking a four-month trial of technology company Whoosh’s journey dashboard, which enables passengers to see real-time information for the train they are on and for any station. The system is being trialled on three trainsets and also at Patchway and Newton ...
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Rail Business UKNorthern sets the pace in cyber resilience
Over the past seven years, Northern has worked with supplier RazorSecure to develop an ambitious programme of cybersecurity risk management, the operator’s Onboard Systems Manager Marc Silverwood tells Tony Miles.
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Rail Business UKCIRAS app makes it easier to raise transport safety concerns
UK: An app has been launched to make it easier for transport workers to raise health, safety and wellbeing concerns with the CIRAS confidential reporting hotline. Users complete a form or press the quick-dial button to call the hotline. CIRAS will protect their identity and pass ...
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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 UKHS2 viaduct draws on Spanish high speed rail experience
UK: A viaduct under construction for High Speed 2 is the UK’s first major railway viaduct to be entirely manufactured off-site, according to project promoter HS2 Ltd. The 800 m long viaduct will carry HS2 across the Thame Valley floodplain near Aylesbury, ...
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Rail Business UKRail software specialist FabDigital acquired by 3Squared parent company
UK: Rail information software company FabDigital has been acquired by EPM Transport Solutions, which also owns 3Squared. EPM was supported by Literacy Capital. FabDigital supplies software enabling train operators to integrate real-time and accurate travel information into their websites. ‘We have long admired FabDigital’s software solutions ...
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Rail Business UKArriva’s London Overground operating concession to be extended
UK: Transport for London has awarded Arriva a two-year extension to its concession to operate London Overground services. Arriva Rail London has operated London Overground inner-suburban services under a concession model since November 2016. TfL takes the revenue risk, while the operator receives a fixed payment ...
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Rail Business UKRecommendations to improve on-train air quality
UK: The Department for Transport’s Science Advisory Council has made a number of recommendations in response to a Rail Safety & Standards Board analysis of air quality onboard trains. The council notes that the methodology makes it difficult to compared on-train air quality with outdoor observations, ...
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Rail Business UKLNER looks at reinstating London – Cleethorpes service
UK: An LNER Hitachi Azuma trainset has run to Cleethorpes on test to help inform any future decision about reinstating direct services between the northeast Lincolnshire seaside town and London King’s Cross. The trainset ran from Doncaster to Grimsby Town, Cleethorpes, Barnetby and Market Rasen on ...
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Rail Business UKCaledonian Sleeper moves to Scottish government ownership
UK: The first Caledonian Sleeper night train services under Scottish government ownership ran on June 25, following the end of the contract previously held by Serco. The last Serco Caledonian Sleepers Ltd trains ran on the night of Friday June 23, as there is no Saturday ...
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Rail Business UKRail industry making progress with disability awareness refresher training
UK: Train operators and Network Rail are making progress with disability awareness refresher training, according to a review undertaken by the Office of Rail & Road. ORR requires operators to deliver refresher training on disability and equality every two years, and specifies the competencies that staff ...
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Rail Business UKRail regulator sets out access charge policy for 2024-29
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has confirmed that it intends to retain the current structure of charges for passenger and freight operators during the five-year Control Period 7 starting in April 2024. Network Rail has received around £1·3bn in annual income from infrastructure cost charges ...
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Rail Business UKRail regulator wants more focus on performance and core assets
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has published its draft determination for the 2023 Periodic Review, setting out its assessment of Network Rail’s plans to spend £40·0bn in England and Wales and £4·8bn in Scotland during the five-year Control Period 7 starting on April 1 ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.