All Rail Business UK articles – Page 3
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Rail Business UKLower fares to compensate passengers for battery train troubles
UK: Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced reduced weekend fares on Merseyrail’s Headbolt Lane line until September, as ‘a goodwill gesture to thank passengers for their patience’ during problems with the introduction of the subfleet of Stadler Class 777 electric multiple-units fitted with batteries. ...
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Rail Business UKScotRail introduces emergency timetable
UK: Following the rejection of a pay offer and a decision by many drivers not to make themselves available for overtime work, ScotRail is to introduce a temporary timetable from July 10 which removes around 600 services. The company said the changes are ’a result of ...
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Rail Business UKAmadeus expands rail ticketing capabilities
UK: Amadeus has integrated Trainline Partner Solutions’ global API into its Cytric corporate travel management platform, providing business travellers with improved access to content from British rail operators. This includes mobile tickets, with future releases to include refunds, cancellations and split ticketing. Amadeus said the agreement ...
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Rail Business UKScottish transport ticketing goes digital
UK: Unicard has migrated paper-based ZoneCard tickets valid on ScotRail, Glasgow Subway and bus services in the west of Scotland to its ITSO-compliant smart ticketing platform. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport awarded the contract with the aim of improving the passenger experience and reducing the complexity of ...
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Rail Business UKTrain operators highlight damage caused by abusive social media messages
UK: A campaign to raise awareness of the damaging effects of sending railway staff abusive social media messages has been launched by 15 train operators, with more expected to join. A short video shows a selection of offensive messages sent to customer contact staff and ...
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Rail Business UKRail sector responds to Labour general election win
UK: Organisations from across the rail sector have responded to the outcome of the July 4 general election, which saw a landslide victory for the opposition Labour over the previous Conservative government.
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Rail Business UKDB Cargo UK to increase use of digital and AI technologies
UK: ‘Greater use of digital and AI technologies is a key aspect of our ongoing transformation plan and will enable us to deliver even better customer service and product innovation, as well as improving our overall efficiency’, DB Cargo UK Chief Executive Andrea Rossi said when the ...
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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 leaders urge next government to resolve Sunday working conundrum
UK: Delivering a ‘seven day railway’ must be a priority for the next government, industry leaders have told Rail Business UK following a surge in Sunday cancellations caused by crew shortages.
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Rail Business UKElizabeth Line tunnels get mobile coverage
UK: Transport for London and neutral telecoms infrastructure provider Boldyn Networks have deployed public 4G and 5G mobile coverage in the Elizabeth Line tunnels between Liverpool Street station and the Royal Oak portal to the west of Paddington. This comes after coverage at the stations went live ...
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Rail Business UKGWR expands Long Weekender ticket availability
UK: Great Western Railway has expanded the range of routes where it offers the Long Weekender ticket, which was launched earlier this year to exploit changes in travel patterns. Passengers can use Long Weekender tickets to depart at any time on Friday or Saturday and return ...
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Rail Business UKWest Midlands Trains proposes Manchester to London service
UK: West Midlands Trains has announced plans to extend its existing West Coast Main Line services to create a Manchester – London route.
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Rail Business UKSign language translation to be tested at London Overground stations
UK: London Overground operating concessionaire Arriva Rail London is to test technology that translates digital passenger information into British Sign Language which can be accessed through a smart device via a personalised digital avatar. The Luna platform supplied by GoMedia uses translation technology from Signapse. Trials ...
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Rail Business UKGBRf runs final UK power station coal train
UK: GB Railfreight operated what is expected to be the final coal train to a British power station on June 28, delivering fuel from the port of Immingham to Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire. The service carried what is scheduled to be the last shipment to Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar ...
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Rail Business UKHeathrow Express access rights extended
UK: Heathrow Express announced on June 24 that it had secured a track access agreement covering its non-stop services between London Paddington and the airport terminals until June 2028.
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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 UKAvanti West Coast bi-modes are quick off the mark
UK: Rail Business UK takes a ride in the cab of one of the Class 805 electro-diesel trainsets now entering traffic with Avanti West Coast.
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Rail Business UKBig Rail Diversity Challenge seeks to drive change
UK: Companies from across the UK’s rail industry came together at Newark Showground on June 19 to take part in this year’s Big Rail Diversity Challenge.
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Rail Business UKFlipside redesigns Caledonian Sleeper website
UK: Night train operator Caledonian Sleeper has worked with digital agency Flipside to make its Sleeper.scot website more user-friendly. Matterport’s 360 technology has been used to provide virtual tours of the trains, and Recite Me has enhanced the site’s accessibility with customisable background colour, font style, ...
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Rail Business UKIn-house ETCS installation for Class 66 variant
UK: Freightliner and Siemens Mobility are to undertake the first-in-class retrofitting of ETCS equipment to a Class 66V, a variant of the widely-used EMD Class 66 diesel locomotive family. A DB Cargo UK Class 66 has previously been retrofitted with ETCS at Progress Rail’s site in ...