Latest United Kingdom News
All the news on the rail industry in the United Kingdom.
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Check Out Crossrail's January Update!
Crossrail's January update sees the completion of important station works; in addition work has progressed well on the tracks and with the r…
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Rail Fare Trial Set to Help Passengers Find Cheapest Tickets
Passengers on trains between London and Sheffield or Scotland will be among the first to benefit from an overhaul of rail fare regulations a…
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Search Underway for Company to Build HS2 Trains
The hunt for a company to design, build and maintain a fleet of state-of-the-art high speed trains for Britain’s HS2 network was launched to…
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First Freight Train from China Arrives in London
The first freight train travelling between China and the UK arrives today (18 January 2017) at DB Cargo UK’s London Eurohub terminal in Bark…
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Network Rail Awards £49m Shotts Line Electrification Contract
Network Rail announced yesterday that Carillion Powerlines Ltd has won the contract to deliver the electrification of the Shotts line betwee…
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National Express to Sell c2c Rail Franchise to Italy's Trenitalia
National Express Group PLC has reached an in principle agreement for Trenitalia, part of FS Italiane Group, to acquire the c2c rail franchis…
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Closer Running and Post-Brexit Investment to Transform the Capacity of Britain’s Railways
...he frequency of train services, alongside investment in new railway infrastructure, are recommendations to boost the capacity of Britain’…
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Network Rail Completes £4.5m Railway Upgrades Over Christmas
Network Rail has completed another £4.5 million slice of the £800 million Waterloo & South West Upgrade on time over Christmas, which will b…
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First Desiro City Fleet for South West Trains Arrives in London
The first of a £210million fleet of new trains for South West Trains passengers has now arrived at Clapham ahead of final testing. The Sieme…
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Transport Ticketing Interview with Kevin Ayton – Great Western Railway
Kevin Ayton, Future Transport Ticketing Technical Advisor at Great Western Railway, will contribute to two panel discussions titled ‘Are App…
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Hitachi Unveils First UK Built Intercity Express Train
Hitachi Rail Europe (HRE), a global rail specialist with over 100 years of industry expertise, today celebrates the first Intercity Express …
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Railway Operation in England to be Reformed
The way that England’s railway network is run is set to be revamped under plans outlined by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, the BBC News…
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UK Train Fares to Increase by 2.3% in 2017
Train fares will go up on average by 2.3 per cent next year, rail industry leaders have confirmed. People can find the new fares and buy tic…
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Platform 'Gap Fillers' Trial Reduces Incidents at Platform/Train Interface
A trial by Heathrow Express to use platform gap fillers has significantly reduced the number of incidents at the platform / train interface.…
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Tram-Train Link Between Glasgow Airport and City Centre Proposed
The £144m Glasgow Airport Access Project, which is the flagship project for the £1.13 billion Glasgow City Region City deal...designed tram-…
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Clayton Equipment Demonstrates New Tunnelling Locomotive
Clayton Equipment successfully demonstrated the new LoCo™, a low cost, high performance tunnelling locomotive, at the unique Statfold Barn R…
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Autumn Statement: 'Significant Additional Funding' for UK Transport
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, announced yesterday in his Autumn Statement to Parliament, 'significant additional funding' for…
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Hitachi Intercity Trains Begin Digital Signalling Tests
Hitachi Intercity Trains, bound for passenger service on the Great Western route from 2017, have begun testing digital technology designed t…
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Government Moves to Make Rail Claiming Compensation Easier
Rail passengers are more willing and able than ever before to demand and get fair Rail Claiming Compensation if their train is late or cance…
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HS2 Names £900m Enabling Works Contracts
HS2 took a step closer to construction today with the confirmation of three joint ventures to deliver essential early works, including...
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Arriva Takes Over London Overground Concession
Arriva, one of Europe’s biggest transport operators, takes over the sole running of London Overground concession from today. Arriva was awar…
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Virgin Trains Unveils Vision for Station of the Future
In a radical new open plan design, Birmingham International’s ticket office has been transformed, the traditional booking window is now a th…