All Rail Business UK articles – Page 8

  • Upgraded Class 375 trains
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    £10m Class 375 refresh completed

    2024-04-23T05:55:00Z

    Photos: Southeastern UK: Southeastern has completed the refurbishment of the 112 Class 375 Electrostar EMUs it leases from Eversholt Rail. The EMUs were built by Bombardier/ADtranz in Derby and introduced by Connex South Eastern in 2001-05. The refresh covers installation of at-seat ...

  • Doopee Doo - TfW - 1 Pager 1
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    Doopee Doo offers rewards to incentivise use of trains and local businesses

    2024-04-22T04:00:00Z

    UK: Doopee Doo is working with Transport for Wales to roll out a reward scheme which is designed to encourage people to explore by train and to incentivise support for local businesses. Passengers can visit selected destinations to received rewards through an app. Themed packages are ...

  • SpatialCortex showcases MSD injury prevention technology
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    Wearable sensors to improve ergonomics

    2024-04-19T04:00:00Z

    UK: Spatial Cortex Technology is improving worker safety through the use of MOVA wearable sensors which accurately track a person’s movements while they undertake their job. The sensors demonstrated at the Railway Industry Association Innovation Conference on March 26-27 clip on to clothing including personal protective ...

  • gb-ex Midland Metro Tram 16-BCIMO (1)
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    UK railway news round-up

    2024-04-18T04:00:00Z

    This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.

  • Unipart RIC24 signal head (Photo RBUK)
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    LED signals and barrier lights designed for better visibility

    2024-04-17T04:00:00Z

    UK: Currently on test in Devon and Cornwall are LED signal heads developed by Unipart Rail which incorporate tinted glass and filters. These can reduce the risk of phantom aspects, where an unlit signal appears to be illuminated due to an external light source such as ...

  • Siemens Mobility VRS (2)
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    Variable rate sanding equipment deployed on DMU fleet

    2024-04-16T04:00:00Z

    UK: In response to the collision which resulted from low rail adhesion at Salisbury Tunnel Junction in October 2021, all of South Western Railway’s Class 158 and 159 diesel multiple-units have now been fitted with Variable Rate Sanding equipment supplied by Siemens Mobility. The variable rate ...

  • Southeastern app (Photo Southeastern)
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    Accessibility options added to Southeastern journey planner

    2024-04-15T10:00:00Z

    UK: Southeastern has added features to its app and online journey planner which are designed to make it easier to plan accessible journeys. A Passenger Assistance booking tool has been integrated with the journey planner and can be used to request help with getting on and ...

  • Greater Anglia Stadler Flirt on Chappel Viaduct (Photo Stadler)
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    Greater Anglia offers industrial placement scheme for third year students

    2024-04-15T04:00:00Z

    UK: Greater Anglia is offering paid industrial placements providing students practical experience in the field they are studying in across eight departments ranging from HR and marketing to IT and asset management. The scheme is being offered as the third year of a degree at the ...

  • Beth West
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    East West Railway Co CEO Beth West to leave

    2024-04-12T14:21:00Z

    UK: Beth West is to step down as CEO of Oxford – Cambridge railway corridor project promoter East West Railway Co when her contract ends. She will remain as interim CEO until the end of May, and she will be available to support the transition to ...

  • The Request to Stop device is to be trialled gin Wales, although it displayed times for the Harrogate line for demonstration purposes when it was on show at the RIA Innovation Conference.
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    Request to Stop button ready for trial at Welsh stations

    2024-04-12T04:00:00Z

    UK: Transport for Wales is to trial a prototype Request to Stop system incorporating train running information and a button which passengers arriving at station can push to alert the driver of the next train to the need to call at a request stop. This removes ...

  • RIA PFP (Photo RIA)
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    Portuguese and UK railway industry associations to co-operate

    2024-04-11T10:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Portuguese industry organisation Plataforma Ferroviária Portuguesa and the UK’s Railway Industry Association have signed a memorandum of understanding for co-operation. The agreement signed as part of a visit by 16 British companies covers: exchanging information on research, development and innovation; sharing best practice on ...

  • York-Central-Aerial-CGI (Netwrk Rail)
    Rail Business UK

    UK railway news round-up

    2024-04-11T04:00:00Z

    This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.

  • Siemens Mobility Signalling
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    Network Rail awards 10-year train control system framework contracts

    2024-04-10T14:41:00Z

    UK: New suppliers and better visibility of future work are included in the Train Control Systems framework contracts awarded by Network Rail for the provision of conventional and ETCS signalling services during Control Periods 7 and 8 in 2024-34. The Train Control Systems framework replaces the ...

  • Glasgow Queen Street ScotRail Class 385 EMU
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    Separate MDs appointed for Network Rail Scotland and ScotRail

    2024-04-10T13:13:00Z

    UK: Separate Managing Directors have been appointed for infrastructure manager Network Rail in Scotland and for passenger train operator ScotRail, though the organisations have stressed their commitment to the current alliance model of close co-operation. Both Managing Director roles are currently held jointly by Alex Hynes, ...

  • Uber advert at London Victoria
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    Uber looks to bring ridesharing platform to the rail market

    2024-04-10T11:00:00Z

    UK: Eight of the 10 most popular destinations for Uber trips in the UK are railway stations, and the company is keen to use its globally recognised ridesharing platform to encourage the use of modes which are more sustainable than privately owned cars, Mobility Lead Rebecca ...

  • Docklands Light Railway
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    Technology tackles train surfers and bicycle thieves

    2024-04-10T04:00:00Z

    UK: The Docklands Light Railway is to be equipped with technology which can detect ‘train surfers’ illegally clinging to the back of its automated trains or between vehicles. The system is being deployed by Telent, which has extensive experience of integrating CCTV, internet-of-things sensors and smart ...

  • 2024 Northern Transport Summit - NIC Chair John Armitt TM04
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    Armitt criticises ‘blurred picture’ for rail development in wake of HS2 axe

    2024-04-09T11:00:00Z

    UK: ‘It hasn’t been a great six months for rail’, suggested Sir John Armitt, Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, in his keynote address to the Northern Transport Summit on March 21. Armitt was among a raft of policymakers and transport officials at the event who ...

  • Network Rail engineering works and worker with hivi (Photo Network Rail)
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    Industry seeks to resolve geofencing technology setback

    2024-04-09T04:00:00Z

    UK: Suppliers of geofencing technology expect it to be re-approved for use alongside active railway lines soon, following further testing which is to be undertaken to address some issues which emerged during a trial. Geofencing systems are designed to help ensure track workers remain within safe ...

  • Manchester trains (Photo TfGM)
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    Burnham urges rail sector to accelerate integration into Manchester’s Bee Network

    2024-04-08T11:00:00Z

    UK: Greater Manchester Metro Mayor Andy Burnham has pledged to accelerate integration of local rail services into the nascent Bee Network of public transport provision if he is re-elected on May 2. The Bee Network is a locally developed brand already being applied to Manchester Metrolink light ...

  • Waterbeach station (Photo Network Rail)
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    Waterbeach station to be relocated

    2024-04-08T04:00:00Z

    UK: Cambridgeshire County Council has called tenders for an estimated £35m design and build contract for the relocation of Waterbeach station to a new site further to the north. This would support the Waterbeach New Town development of 4 500 homes. Opening is now envisaged for ...