UK rail industry news – Page 32
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Rail Business UKVaramis Rail launches regular express light freight service
UK: Varamis Rail has launched a 160 km/h express freight service between Glasgow and Birmingham International using a converted electric multiple-unit. The service is targeted at express parcels and third-party delivery companies seeking next day delivery of consumer goods. Consignments arriving at the Glasgow hub by ...
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Rail Business UKRail projects allocated ‘levelling up’ funding
UK: Cardiff Crossrail and the Mid-Cornwall Metro are amongst 29 transport projects allocated a total of £672m as part of £2·1bn of government funding for ‘levelling up’ schemes.
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Rail Business UKNorthern unveils Intelligent Train for in-service infrastructure monitoring
UK: Rail Business UK joins a demonstration run of a diesel multiple-unit which has been equipped to undertake infrastructure monitoring while in passenger service.
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Rail Business UKZoe Lyons to host 25th Rail Business Awards
UK: The 25th annual Rail Business Awards will take place at London’s Hilton on Park Lane hotel on February 23. The gala evening will be hosted by Zoe Lyons, who was nominated for the Comedy Award Best Newcomer after her first Edinburgh Festival show. Lyons’ natural ...
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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 UKIntroduction of Merseyrail Class 777 EMUs ‘just days away’
UK: ‘The time has finally arrived — our new trains are now just days away’, said Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram when he announced that Merseyrail’s Stadler Class 777 EMUs are expected to enter service on January 23. Rotheram’s announcement on January 18 came after ...
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Rail Business UKMTR Elizabeth Line appoints Managing Director
UK: Mike Bagshaw has been appointed as the next Managing Director of MTR Elizabeth Line. Current Managing Director Nigel Holness is to step down in early February, remaining with MTR and focusing on developing future business opportunities. Holness said he had achieved the ‘extraordinary career highlight’ ...
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Rail Business UKRailway consultancy announces leadership changes
UK: Tom Hopkins has been promoted to Managing Director of independent rolling stock, operations and commercial engineering consultancy IPEX Consulting, with founder Malcolm Wilson becoming Chair. IPEX Consulting was established in 2003 and as since undertaken projects in 19 countries, with clients including train operators, transport ...
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Rail Business UKNorthern works with supplier to highlight train-friendly scooters
UK: Northern is working with wheelchair and scooter supplier TGA Mobility to highlight those mobility scooters which can be taken on its trains. All powerchairs and wheelchairs can be taken on accessible rail services, but only smaller mobility scooters are allowed on trains. Passengers can apply ...
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Rail Business UKLumo appoints Service Delivery Director
UK: Jen Clare has been appointed as Service Delivery Director at FirstGroup’s London to Edinburgh open access operator Lumo. Clare has almost 20 years of railway operations experience, having started her career as a signalling apprentice. Before joining Lumo, she was Head ...
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Rail Business UKRhino Doors fulfils UK and international rail contracts
UK: Specialist engineered door supplier Rhino has moved some manufacturing work from its site in Port Talbot to its Bamber Bridge location to support the completion of current projects in the rail sector. The company is nearing the end of a £1m+ project to design and ...
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Rail Business UKTÜV Rheinland acquires railway gauging specialist D/Gauge
UK: Quality and safety organisation TÜV Rheinland has acquired railway gauging and clearance assessment consultancy D/Gauge, which will be fully integrated into its structure as a subsidiary of TÜV Rheinland UK. TÜV Rheinland said the acquisition was an important foundation for further growth in the rail ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 placements offer ‘great way to get invaluable industry experience’
UK: High Speed 2 construction contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci is offering 30 eight-week paid work placements at its sites to undergraduates who live or study in the Midlands The programme, which begins in July, includes opportunities in civil engineering, quantity surveying, design engineering, project controls & ...
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Rail Business UKAsking passengers what they want from train interiors
UK: A report into what passengers want from train interiors has been produced to help inform the proposed refurbishment of Turbostar diesel multiple-units. Built by Bombardier Transportation from the late 1990s, the units are widely deployed by various train operators on regional services across the British ...
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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 UKTSSA union proposes merger with GMB
UK: The Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association trade union has announced a proposal to merge with its counterpart GMB. In a joint statement on January 10, the two unions said that in response to falling membership levels and financial shortfalls, TSSA had contacted GMB to seek a ...
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Rail Business UKThree Bridges ROC automated route setting commissioned
UK: Network Rail, Siemens Mobility and Hitachi Information Control Systems commissioned automated route setting at the Three Bridges Rail Operations Centre during December. ‘We are excited to confirm this next step of technology development which will improve train performance by automating route regulation for signallers, reducing ...
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Rail Business UKTrain driver sentenced for Bromsgrove collision
UK: A train driver who was distracted by a using mobile phone leading to a collision between a DB Cargo locomotive and a passenger train has been sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months. He must also undertake 120 h of unpaid work and ...
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Rail Business UKGB Railfreight to lease Akiem locomotives
UK: GB Railfreight has announced a 10-year deal with leasing company Akiem which will see 11 EMD Class 77 and 66 diesel locomotives transferred from Continental Europe to the UK between January 2023 and May 2024. The locos will be modified for use on the British ...
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Rail Business UKManchester International depot modernised to house EMUs
UK: Spencer Group has completed a £1·8m refurbishment of Manchester International depot to enable it to be used to service and stable Northern’s Class 323 electric multiple-units. The depot was built in the early 1990s as part of the abortive plan to operate Eurostar services from ...