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Trains, Tinsel, and Timetables: UK Rail Services this Christmas
With Christmas approaching, passengers planning festive journeys across the UK should be aware of changes to train schedules.
4 Dec 2024Business -
First New Piccadilly Line Test Train Delivered in London
The first new Piccadilly line train has arrived in London to complete a rigorous testing programme before the fleet enters service.
16 Oct 2024Rolling Stock -
Contracts Awarded to Support Piccadilly Line Upgrades
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded contracts to VolkerFitzpatrick and Taylor Woodrow to deliver upgrades for the Piccadilly line.
16 Oct 2024Infrastructure -
UK: Siemens Mobility Opens Goole Train Manufacturing Facility
Siemens Mobility has opened its new 200 million GBP Goole Train Manufacturing Facility in the North of England.
3 Oct 2024Infrastructure -
Track and Platform Upgrades to Modernise London's Piccadilly Line
Transport for London will complete essential track and platform upgrades ahead of the new Piccadilly line test train arriving this year.
24 Jul 2024Infrastructure -
UK: Electric Train Tested between Manchester and Stalybridge
An electric train has completed a test run between Manchester and Stalybridge for the first time as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade.
18 Mar 2024Infrastructure -
£21.4 Million Investment for Manchester's Metrolink Tram Network
Metrolink is investing a further 21.4 million GBP to enhance Greater Manchester's light rail network over the next 12 months.
23 Feb 2024Infrastructure -
UK: Siemens to Assemble 80% of New Piccadilly Line Trains in Goole
Siemens Mobility has confirmed that 80 percent of the new Piccadilly line trains will now be assembled in Goole, Yorkshire.
12 Feb 2024Rolling Stock -
£250 Million in Government Funding to Support TfL Upgrades
The UK government will supply 250 million GBP in funding to support Transport for London's (TfL) investment programme.
31 Dec 2023Business -
Testing Underway on London's New Piccadilly Line Trains
Testing of London's new Piccadilly line trains, which are being built by Siemens Mobility, is now underway in Germany and Austria.
17 Nov 2023Rolling Stock -
Balfour Beatty to Upgrade London Underground's Piccadilly Line
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded a 43 million GBP contract to Balfour Beatty to upgrade the London Underground's Piccadilly line.
19 Oct 2023Infrastructure -
New Piccadilly Line Trains to Commence Testing in Germany
Transport for London (TfL) has announced that the first of its new Piccadilly Line trains have arrived in Germany for testing.
3 Aug 2023Rolling Stock -
UK: £15 Million for New Railway Research and Innovation Centre in Goole
The University of Birmingham has been awarded £15m by the UKRPIF to establish a new railway research and innovation centre at Goole.
12 Jul 2023Business -
TfL to Procure Additional Elizabeth Line Trains in Response to HS2 Delay
TfL has released its annual budget, revealing that it can now fully cover operational costs and invest in new and improved services.
27 Mar 2023Business -
It Could, Let's Be Honest, Have Been Quite a Lot Worse
In his November column Jonn Elldge considers what the recent Budget means for the rail sector in terms of investment in projects such as HS2.
21 Nov 2022Comment -
The Indirect Way of Getting from London to Liverpool by Train
Due to Avanti West Coast's ongoing problems, Jonn Elledge travels from London to Liverpool via the TPE to see what trains are like up north.
14 Oct 2022Comment