Latest United Kingdom News
All the news on the rail industry in the United Kingdom.
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Big Data to Prevent Trains Passing Red Signals
Train accident risk could be lowered even further by using big data to reduce the chances of a train passing a red signal, according to rail…
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c2c Named UK’s Most Punctual Rail Operator for May
The award-winning train operator that runs services between London Fenchurch Street and Shoeburyness achieved more than 96% in the...
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Bender UK Announces New Rail Signalling Protection Device
Bender UK unveiled the next generation Rail Signalling protection device at Railtex 2017. Over the 3 day period, customers old and new visit…
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Crossrail's Quarterly Update: May 2017
The Crossrail route will service a total of 40 stations, 10 of which will be wholly new. In Crossrail’s May update, works completed include:
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DB Cargo UK Launch Pioneering Digital Route Learning Programme
The Digital Route Learning Programme was created in collaboration with Track Access Services Limited (TAS) and runs high quality footage of …
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Armed Police Officers to Patrol UK Train Services
The British Transport Police (BTP) has announced that specially trained firearms officers will be patrolling on board train services for the…
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UK: TfL to Order New Trains for Docklands Light Railway
The new trains for the Docklands Light Railway will increase capacity by over 30%, will be more reliable and provide customers with real tim…
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ScotRail Increases CCTV Coverage at Stations
Cameras have been placed at the entrances to the network’s busiest stations, as part of a move to highlight the presence of CCTV coverage at…
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UK: New Warning System Helps Make Level Crossings Safer
Four footpath level crossings in Kent and three in Sussex are now safer thanks to a new audible warning device which alerts pedestrians of..…
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Adaptable Carriage Unveiled for Mixed Passenger and Freight Rail
The adaptable carriage will for the first time enable train operating companies to carry either passengers or high-value freight. The techno…
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Alstom Presents its New CLever Cantilever for the UK Rail Network
Alstom announced the launch of its new CLever cantilever for the UK rail network at Railtex, the international exhibition of rail equipment,…
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Railtex 2017 – The Exhibitors You Won't Want to Miss!
This year’s Railtex exhibition of railway equipment, systems and services is set to provide excellent networking and product showcasing oppo…
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Hitachi Begins Work on Virgin Trains’ Azuma Fleet
Virgin Trains’ customers are a step closer to new trains as work begins on the Azuma fleet (Class 800), due to enter service on the east coa…
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Rail Delivery Group's Paul Plummer to Open Railtex 2017
Paul Plummer, Chief Executive of the Rail Delivery Group, will now formally open Railtex 2017 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingha…
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DB Cargo UK to Launch Future Business Model
DB Cargo UK has reached successful agreements with the four trade unions representing a majority of its workforce, meaning it will launch it…
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Virgin and Stagecoach Join Forces with SNCF for West Coast Partnership Bid
The Government announced that the West Coast Partnership franchise will run from 2019, that it will include the first few years of operation…
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UK’s First Tram Train Network Reaches Major Milestone
The project which will allow passengers in South Yorkshire to be the first to ride on a Tram Train in the UK achieved a major milestone this…
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New Owners Raise Railtex Interest in Mechan
Rail depot equipment manufacturer, Mechan, is returning to this year’s Railtex exhibition in May to introduce industry colleagues to its new…
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Number of People Risking Their Lives on the Railway Hits 10-Year-High
Alarming new figures reveal that more people than ever are risking their lives on the rail network by trespassing on the tracks.
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The New Silk Road
The New Silk Road the revival by train of the old Silk Route between China and the West that has been an important trade route for centuries…
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ScotRail Alliance Achieves Sixth Consecutive Period of Year on Year Performance Improvement
The ScotRail Alliance has confirmed that it achieved a sixth consecutive period of year on year train service performance improvement.
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UK: Hundreds of New Jobs Created to Maintain Pioneering Intercity Trains
Hitachi Rail Europe, the company building and maintaining new intercity trains, is on schedule to employ 250 people at the newly built Donca…
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First UK to China Rail Freight Service Departs
The first ever UK to China rail freight service departed on Monday, April 10th, laden with containers of British goods. The train will...