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Train ticket and taxi apps link up
24/06/2024

Train ticket and taxi apps link up

UK: Rail ticketing app Seatfrog and private hire taxi platform Veezu have announced a strategic partnership to link train journey and taxi network data. Passengers will be able to book taxi rides connected automatically to their rail departure and arrival times, so they can step out ...

Business travel leaders say European train operators are missing an opportunity
21/06/2024

Business travel leaders say European train operators are missing an opportunity

EUROPE: Senior figures from the business travel sector have expressed frustration at the difficulty of incorporating rail options into corporate travel systems, saying the sector is failing to respond to demand as companies look for alternatives to air.

Civil Rail Solutions secures £3m funding for growth
21/06/2024

Civil Rail Solutions secures £3m funding for growth

UK: Labour supply business Civil Rail Solutions has secured a £3m funding line with independent SME funder Bibby Financial Services. Confidential Invoice Discounting provides a company with prepayment against invoices, and CRS said the funding line would enable it to meet increased industry demand ...

UK railway news round-up
20/06/2024

UK railway news round-up

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

Avanti West Coast introduces through ticketing to Keswick
19/06/2024

Avanti West Coast introduces through ticketing to Keswick

UK: Avanti West Coast has added Stagecoach bus services X4 and X5 between Penrith and Keswick to its journey planner and introduced through tickets for the rail fare plus £2. Launched in partnership with Cumbria Tourism, the scheme is intended to encourage visitors to the Lake ...

Interview: ‘Open access works in Europe and it works here'
19/06/2024

Interview: ‘Open access works in Europe and it works here'

UK: Martijn Gilbert, head of FirstGroup's Lumo and Hull Trains businesses, says the open access model is a proven success, and makes the case for further expansion whatever rail reforms may lie ahead.

Latest version of traction power supply SCADA commissioned
19/06/2024

Latest version of traction power supply SCADA commissioned

UK: The latest version of Telent's Traction Power Centralised Management System has been commissioned at Raynes Park in south London. Telent said this marked a milestone in delivering a national SCADA platform for Network Rail's traction power supplies. It followed testing at the Manchester and Thre...

Quattro Plant acquires 130 road-rail vehicles
18/06/2024

Quattro Plant acquires 130 road-rail vehicles

UK: On-track plant provider Quattro Plant Ltd has acquired 130 road-rail vehicles from the former TXM Plant, which went into administration in January. 'These additional machines will help us fulfil some of the years of work Quattro has ahead of us', said Quattro Managing Director John ...

Aluminium cladding saves leaking TfL building
18/06/2024

Aluminium cladding saves leaking TfL building

UK: To meet Transport for London's need to upgrade a lineside electrical switch box, UB Infrastructure devised a way to clad the existing building in aluminium panels which were fabricated off-site by ADS Laser Cutting and installed by Walker Construction. The building had experienced water ingress....

Order for extra Elizabeth Line trains confirmed
18/06/2024

Order for extra Elizabeth Line trains confirmed

UK: Alstom has signed a contract to supply and maintain a further 10 nine-car Class 345 Aventra electric multiple-units for London's Elizabeth Line. The £220·5m order is being funded by the Department for Transport, with Transport for London contracting for maintenance until 2046 which takes the ....

‘Made in Britain' rail manufacturing campaign launches
17/06/2024

‘Made in Britain' rail manufacturing campaign launches

UK: Supply chain association Rail Forum has launched a 'Made in Britain' social media initiative to provide an opportunity for its members that are involved in manufacturing to highlight their capability, capacity and processes. The campaign running from June 17 to July 17 is the first ...

Virtual reality tramway safety training tool launched
17/06/2024

Virtual reality tramway safety training tool launched

UK: A virtual reality tool designed to provide hazard awareness training for people who will be working on or near tram tracks has been developed by the Light Rail Safety & Standards Board in partnership with tram simulator specialist Avansim and industry association UKTram. The Virtual ...

Alstom has signed a £370m contract to supply and maintain a further 10 nine-car Class 345 electric trains for London’s E...
14/06/2024

Alstom has signed a £370m contract to supply and maintain a further 10 nine-car Class 345 electric trains for London’s Elizabeth Line, confirming a workload for its Derby factory

UK: Alstom has signed a contract to supply and maintain a further 10 nine-car Class 345 Aventra electric multiple-units for London's Elizabeth Line. The £220·5m order is being funded by the Department for Transport, with Transport for London contracting for maintenance until 2046 which takes the ....

Railway Industry Association welcomes rail's presence in election manifestos
14/06/2024

Railway Industry Association welcomes rail's presence in election manifestos

UK: 'It is good to see rail featuring strongly within the political party election manifesto plans this week', commented Railway Industry Association Chief Executive Darren Caplan on June 14 after the main political parties had published their policy documents. 'This prominence reflects the importan...

‘Delivered by Rail Freight' campaign highlights how everyone benefits
14/06/2024

‘Delivered by Rail Freight' campaign highlights how everyone benefits

UK: The Rail Freight Group has launched a 'Delivered by Rail Freight' campaign emphasising the sector's critical role in transporting essential goods. RFG is calling on the next government to make a number of targeted interventions, explaining that funding the electrification of 100 km of connecting...

Tram extension links Blackpool North station to fresh air and fun
13/06/2024

Tram extension links Blackpool North station to fresh air and fun

UK: Revenue passenger services on the Talbot Road branch of the Blackpool tramway are set to begin on June 16, following an official opening ceremony on June 12 when the winners of a prize draw travelled on an inaugural tram. The 600 m double-track extension branches ...

Carbon Clean & Capture process cuts diesel loco emissions
12/06/2024

Carbon Clean & Capture process cuts diesel loco emissions

UK: Independent testing has been undertaken to measure the reduction in emissions which can obtained by fitting a diesel shunting locomotive with Advanced Hydrogen Technologies Group's Engine Carbon Clean & Capture technology. AHT worked with Harry Needle Railroad Co, which owns the 1950s design...

RMT backs Labour win but says ‘no blank cheques'
12/06/2024

RMT backs Labour win but says ‘no blank cheques'

UK: The National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers has given qualified backing to Labour ahead of the general election on July 4. RMT issued a statement on June 5 saying the Labour party supports 'public ownership and reintegration of large parts of the railway', ...

Steam turbine freight locomotive prototype to be developed
11/06/2024

Steam turbine freight locomotive prototype to be developed

UK: A Class 60 diesel locomotive is to be converted to a modern form of steam power as a potential alternative to electrification for zero-emission heavy freight operations.

Ticket reform and an international rail strategy in Campaign for Better Transport wish list
11/06/2024

Ticket reform and an international rail strategy in Campaign for Better Transport wish list

UK: The Campaign for Better Transport charity has published a general election manifesto setting out its transport asks for the next government. For the rail sector, it says the next government should: reform ticketing, freeze fares while fuel duty remains frozen, base annual increases on ...

Five recommendations to unleash the potential of rail
10/06/2024

Five recommendations to unleash the potential of rail

UK: Industry association Rail Forum has published an 'Unleashing the potential of rail: an enabler of economic prosperity' policy document, outlining five policies for the next government which says would offer significant benefits for customers, taxpayers and the supply chain. Rail Forum wants to s...

Railway Industry Association calls for a ‘fresh start' after the election
10/06/2024

Railway Industry Association calls for a ‘fresh start' after the election

UK: Ahead of the July 4 general election the Railway Industry Association has published a manifesto setting out its five main asks for the next parliament and calling for a fresh start for rail. RIA calls on the next government to: publish a long-term rail ...

Railway Engineering Degree Apprenticeship launched
07/06/2024

Railway Engineering Degree Apprenticeship launched

UK: A Railway Engineering Degree Apprenticeship has been launched by a partnership of the University of South Wales, the Welsh government, Coleg Y Cymoedd and Transport for Wales. The four-year programme includes work-based learning while studying part-time for a BSc (Hons) Railway Engineering (Elec...

Liverpool – Manchester Railway Board created to push for construction of new line
05/06/2024

Liverpool – Manchester Railway Board created to push for construction of new line

UK: A Liverpool - Manchester Railway Board has been launched by the two cities' metro mayors and other stakeholders to lead the development of proposals for a high speed line between the conurbations. The government has said that up to £17bn is to be made available for the new line ...

Battery trains could save £3·5bn, says Siemens Mobility
05/06/2024

Battery trains could save £3·5bn, says Siemens Mobility

UK: 'Britain should never have to buy a diesel passenger train again', said Sambit Banerjee, Joint CEO of Siemens Mobility UK & Ireland, when the company set out a case for ordering battery-electric trainsets which would use electrification where available and battery power on non-electrified tr...

National Rail ticket buying options added to Google search results
05/06/2024

National Rail ticket buying options added to Google search results

UK: Google has worked with B2B ticket retailing technology company SilverRail to make it easier for people planning journeys in the UK to buy train tickets from search results. This includes options to buy from Trainline and Trainpal. SilverRail is working on getting direct deep links ...

Haigh confirms open access operators' role in Labour's rail plans
04/06/2024

Haigh confirms open access operators' role in Labour's rail plans

UK: 'Open access operators like these will play a role in the future of our railways under Labour', Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said when she officially opened Hull Trains' Learning & Development Academy.

Hitachi Evero trains enter service with Avanti West Coast
04/06/2024

Hitachi Evero trains enter service with Avanti West Coast

UK: Avanti West Coast announced Evero as the brand name for the 200 km/h inter-city trainsets being supplied by Hitachi Rail when its first Class 805 electro-diesel sets entered service with the June 2 timetable change. AWC has ordered 13 five-car Class 805 electro-diesel trainsets for ...

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