UK urban rail industry news – Page 7
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Metro Report InternationalCitySwift to track Blackpool tram performance
UK: A decision intelligence platform which CitySwift developed for bus networks is to be used on a tramway for the first time, providing passenger demand and performance data to help Blackpool Transport optimise its operations. This builds on CitySwift’s work on the seaside town’s bus services, ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London seeks next Docklands Light Railway operator
UK: Transport for London has invited expressions of interest in the next franchise to operate and maintain the Docklands Light Railway automated light metro. The current contract held by the KeolisAmey Docklands joint venture of Keolis (70%) and Amey (30%) is due to expire on April ...
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Metro Report InternationalUnicard adds EMV ticketing capabilities with Ecebs acquisition
UK: Transport ticketing and payment company Unicard has added contactless EMV payment to its portfolio with the acquisition of smart ticketing business Ecebs from Visa. Unicard has also signed an agreement to use Visa’s Cybersource global payments platform. This gives Unicard an opportunity to offer services ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground seeks alternatives to full-scale driver training simulators
UK: Transport for London is looking for ‘innovative solutions’ which would reduce its reliance on full scale mock-up cab simulators for training London Underground drivers. TfL says full-scale simulators ‘seem to add value to the training experience’, but are large, immovable, and require staff to travel ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst of London Underground’s new Piccadilly Line trains ready for testing
UK: The first of the trainsets which Siemens Mobility is supplying to replace the existing 1970s fleet on London Underground’s Piccadilly Line has arrived at the Wegberg-Wildenrath Test & Validation Centre in Germany from the company’s factory at Wien in Austria. Tests will include acceleration, braking, ...
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Metro Report InternationalIdentifying tramway training needs
UK: The Light Rail Safety & Standards Board is working with sector professionals to identify their current and future training needs and provide access to practical information and forums to share best practice. This follows a workshop in Birmingham that brought together representatives of the Edinburgh, ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport for London and operator fined over Croydon tram crash
UK: Transport for London and Tram Operations Ltd have been fined a total of £14m over the fatal London Trams derailment at Sandilands in Croydon. Seven passengers were killed and many more injured in November 2016 when a tram overturned after entering a sharp curve at ...
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Rail Business UKLondon Day Travelcards could be scrapped to tackle funding shortfall
UK: The Mayor of London has directed Transport for London to give notice that it will withdraw from the Travelcard Agreement. This would mean that Day Travelcards valid across most public transport in London would cease to be valid on TfL-sponsored services from January 2024, effectively ...
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Metro Report International’One app, one account everywhere’ as Transport for West Midlands revives MaaS ambition
UK: Transport for West Midlands has appointed FOD Mobility Group to design, develop and deliver a mobility-as-a-service app based on its Mobilleo MaaS platform. Users will be able to plan journeys, receive live travel information and book and pay for local transport options including buses, trains, ...
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Metro Report InternationalHS2 Interchange peoplemover procurement begins
UK: HS2 Ltd has begun procurement of an automated peoplemover to link the future High Speed 2 Interchange station in Solihull with the National Exhibition Centre, the existing Birmingham International station and the airport. Procurement has begun with the APM Systems contract, which has two elements. ...
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Metro Report InternationalDocklands Light Railway tests navigation app for visually impaired passengers
UK: The NaviLens app designed to assist blind or partially sighted travellers is to be tested at the Docklands Light Railway’s Cutty Sark, Canary Wharf, Woolwich Arsenal and Tower Gateway stations. Users scan a smart code at the station, and the app’s voice assistant then provides ...
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Metro Report InternationalMore Docklands Light Railway trains ordered to support housing development
UK: Transport for London has exercised an option for CAF to supply a further 11 automated light metro trainsets for the Docklands Light Railway network in the east of the capital. TfL ordered 43 walk-through driverless trainsets from CAF in June 2019, with options for up ...
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Metro Report InternationalSheffield Supertram modernisation works planned
UK: Sheffield Supertram owner South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is to hold a market engagement event in July to support the development a programme of significant investment and improvement works on the network. The initial renewal activity will be focused on trackwork improvements including rail replacement, ...
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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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NewsPUTrain wins 2023 Railway Challenge by a whisker
Photo: IMechE The PUTrain team celebrate their win in the 2023 Railway Challenge. SKILLS: The PUTrain group of students from Poznań University of Technology has been named winner of the 12th Railway Challenge organised in the UK by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Railway Division. ...
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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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Metro Report InternationalSubsurface mapping company enters UK market with tram survey
UK: Non-intrusive subsurface mapping technology company Exodigo has entered the UK market by working with Colas Rail on the West Midlands Metro extension programme. Colas Rail used Exodigo’s technology to scan for unmapped utilities on the route of the light rail extension to Birmingham’s future Curzon ...
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Metro Report InternationalTfL makes case for Docklands Light Railway extension to Thamesmead
UK: A strategic outline case for an extension of the Docklands Light Railway under the River Thames to Thamesmead and a package of improvements to bus services has been submitted to the government by Transport for London and other stakeholders. The Thamesmead & Beckton Riverside Public ...
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Metro Report InternationalDfT agrees more funding to support Greater Manchester transport
UK: The government has announced an £18m extraordinary funding settlement running until the end of March 2024 to enable Transport for Greater Manchester to maintain services during the ongoing recovery from the pandemic. On June 8 the Department for Transport said TfGM ’faces a very distinct ...
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Metro Report InternationalSwiss electrification technology used on Tyne & Wear Metro renewals
UK: Furrer+Frey is to renew overhead electrification equipment on the Tyne & Wear Metro network using a customised version of a design it developed for railways in Switzerland. The five-year contract awarded by transport authority Nexus covers refurbishment of 100 track-km of electrification equipment dating from ...