Latest Porterbrook News
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Rail Minister Opens UK's First Electrified Railway Testing Loop
Rail Minister Lord Hendy has opened the UK's first electrified railway testing loop at Porterbrook's Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.
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Porterbrook to Acquire Fleet of 404 Units from Corelink
Porterbrook has finalised a deal to acquire a fleet of 404 vehicles from Corelink Rail Infrastructure Limited.
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Freightliner & Poterbrook to Introduce 150 Intermodal Wagons on UK Railway
Freightliner and Porterbrook have signed a new agreement that will see 150 new Intermodal Wagons enter service on the UK railway.
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Project Aurora Complete as 304th Electrostar Train Re-Enters Passenger Service
A project to upgrade trains on Govia Thameslink Railway routes has been completed as the final unit re-enters service this weekend.
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Porterbrook Assists in Major Incident Training at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre
Porterbrook assisted in a major incident training session at the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre this past Sunday.
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Porterbrook Showcases HydroFLEX at Greatest Gathering
Porterbrook showcased its hydrogen-ready heavy rail passenger train, HydroFLEX, at the Greatest Gathering in Derby.
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Northern Introduces Remote Engine Monitoring on Class 170 Trains
Northern and Porterbrook have implemented real-time remote engine monitoring on the Class 170 Turbostar trains operating across Yorkshire.
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UK: Porterbrook to Electrify Track at Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre
Porterbrook has confirmed plans to renew and electrify the 3.5-kilometre track at the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire.
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Porterbrook Invests in Rail Charging Converter for Battery-Powered Trains
Porterbrook and Siemens Mobility have signed a 1.7 million GBP deal to install a Rail Charging Converter at the Long Marston Rail Innovation…
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First of c2c’s Class 720 Aventra Trains Enter Passenger Service
The first of c2c’s new fleet of Class 720 trains, leased from Porterbrook, have entered passenger service.
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DfT-Funded Project Reduces NOx Emissions from Diesel Trains
A feasibility project led by Porterbrook and Eminox to to help reduce NOx emissions in enclosed stations has delivered positive results.
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GTR Upgrades Southern Railway's Electrostar Fleet
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has completed the modernisation of Southern Railway's 75 Class 377/4 Electrostar trains.
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First JNA-X Box Wagons Arrive in UK
Porterbrook has announced that the first 25 new JNA-X Box Wagons have arrived in the UK and are now on lease with GB Railfreight (GBRf).
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UK: Class 43 ETCS Testing Successfully Completed for East Coast Digital Programme
ETCS testing for Class 43 trains has been complete, marking the achievement of a new milestone for the East Coast Digital Programme.
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First JNA-X Box Wagon Rolls Off Production Line
The first JNA-X Box Wagon prototype for GB Railfreight and Porterbrook has rolled off Greenbrier’s production line in Romania.
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Porterbrook Takes Over Long Marston
The rolling stock owner and railway asset manager Porterbrook has taken over the Long Marston site, where it will develop a rail innovation …