Latest United Kingdom News
All the news on the rail industry in the United Kingdom.
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A Happier Commute – How mobile ticketing can ease congestion on public transport
The average consumer uses a mobile device for even the most trivial of tasks, and the benefits of using mobile ticketing, be it for convenie…
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Rail Regulator Publishes Safety Principles for Driver Controlled Operation
The Office of Rail and Road has published safety principles it expects train companies to follow when rolling out and managing Driver Contro…
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American Railway Boss Praises London’s Railways
American railway boss praises ‘life-changing’ investment in London’s railways after fact-finding mission. From moving record numbers of pass…
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Capitol Industrial Batteries Supply the Rail Industry
Capitol Industrial Batteries is an independent manufacturer and supplier of all types of industrial, stationary, and transportation batterie…
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Network Rail and Rail Freight Industry Collaborate to Increase Railway Capacity
A massive timetable shakeup is being implemented after Britain’s rail freight industry collaborated over a two-year, industry-wide review in…
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Train Services Resume on Britain’s Most Iconic Railway
...a year of repairs by Network Rail’s orange army engineers to a 500,000-tonne landslip, which had threatened the future of Britain’s most …
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Thames Valley Electrification Reaches Major Milestone
New trains on the way as Thames Valley electrification reaches major milestone. Last weekend, Network Rail successfully electrified 12 miles…
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Transport for West Midlands to Take Over Midland Metro Services
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is to take over the day-to-day running of its Midland Metro trams from October 2018 when the current conc…
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Big Data and Smarter Technology Set to Make Britain's Railways Even Safer
The thinking is reflected in The Rail Industry’s Data and Risk Strategy, published by RSSB and steered by a cross-industry group. It sets ou…
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Britain’s Train Fleet is Forecast to Grow by up to 89%
Orders for new rail rolling stock are at "an historically high level" and Britain’s train fleet is increasing faster than at any time in rec…
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Virgin Trains Celebrates its 20th Birthday
On 9 March 2017, Virgin Trains celebrates its 20th birthday on the West Coast route, where passenger journeys have grown to 37 million a yea…
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Lime Street Station to Reopen Earlier Than Planned
Liverpool Lime Street station will reopen to trains tomorrow (Wed) – 24 hours earlier than forecast. Scores of orange army engineers have wo…
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Three Companies Shortlisted for East Midlands Rail Franchise
...has announced that the following companies have successfully pre-qualified to bid in the competition for the East Midlands Rail franchise…
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Britain's Rail Passengers Safer Than Ever
Ten years have passed since the last train accident killed rail passengers or rail staff on Britain’s rail, which is unprecedented in their …
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HS2 Bill Gains Royal Assent
HS2 Bill gains Royal Assent paving way for new rail line that will increase capacity on our railways, connect the biggest cities, generating…
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World’s First “Formation Flying” Engineering Trains Upgrade the Railway Faster and Cheaper
In a bid to increase efficiencies and reduce delays for passengers, Network Rail is trialling “formation flying” engineering trains to repai…
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Hitachi Begins Production of New InterCity Express Trains for GWR
The delivery of InterCity Express Trains to GWR will transform passenger experience for routes connecting London to Wales and the South West…
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£50m North Wales Railway Upgrade Project Underway
Network Rail has commenced work on a £50m North Wales Railway Upgrade Project, which includes the installation of a new signalling system on…
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ETCS Technology Installed on Network Rail’s Class 313 Trains
Alstom has completed the upgrade of its ETCS technology, Atlas 200, on Network Rail’s Class 313 test train, so that it is now compatible wit…
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Britain's Rail Industry Prepares for the Age of the Digital Train
The rail industry has come together to highlight the current challenges facing the railway in the digital age, and how technology will help …
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Direct Rail Services Receives First Class 88 Locomotive from Stadler
Direct Rail Services’ Class 88 locomotive is the first to arrive from Stadler, Valencia. Ten Class 88002 locomotives have been ordered from …
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UK: Hitachi Rail Europe Generate 150 New Jobs
Hitachi Rail Europe, the company building and maintaining the new InterCity Express Trains to run on the Great Western route, is recruiting …
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Industry sets out Vision for Future of Scotland's Railway
The Scotland’s Rail Infrastructure strategy report has been developed by all those working within Scotland’s railway, including Network Rail…