Latest United Kingdom News
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West Coast Main Line Gets £3.4m Electrification Upgrade
Network Rail is investing £3.4m in upgrading the overhead line equipment on the West Coast Main Line as part of the Great North Rail Project…
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Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA Take Over HS2 Old Oak Common Site
HS2's Old Oak Common site has been handed over to contractors Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA, who won the contract to build the station in 2019…
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Knorr-Bremse Wins London Underground Contract
Siemens Mobility has contracted Knorr-Bremse to supply the door systems for the Inspiro trains for London Underground's Piccadilly line.
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HS2 Chiltern Tunnel Site One Step Closer to TBM Arrival
HS2: the Chiltern Tunnel south portal site has now been fully levelled and the 17m headwall is now complete in preparation for the TBMs.
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Crossrail Central Section Won't Open Next Summer
The central Crossrail section will not open next summer now as previously promised because of delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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HS2 Reveals Design for First Chiltern Tunnel Vent Shaft Headhouse
HS2 has revealed its final design for the first of four vent shaft headhouses for the Chiltern tunnel. This one is at Chalfont St Peter.
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Additional 1m GBP for Breeze Hydrogen Train Programme
Alstom and Eversholt Rail are investing a further 1 million GBP into the hydrogen train Breeze in order to accelerate the UK hydrogen sector…
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HS2 JV Mace Dragados Begins Work on Euston Station
HS2 joint venture Mace Dragados has taken possession of the Euston Station construction site, preparing for the start of construction.
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Barry Kennedy Joins Unipart Rail
Unipart Rail are very pleased to announce the appointment of Barry Kennedy as Deputy Managing Director UK Rail.
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Workplace Drug & Alcohol Testing – MECX Medical
MECX Medical Drug & Alcohol Testing Programs are straightforward, simple and backed by a rapid results turnaround service.
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Zonegreen Makes Grade for Nexus Rail Skills Centre
Zonegreen, is to supply its DPPS technology to Metro operator, Nexus’, £8.4 million training facility, being constructed in South Shields.
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Spanish Train Manufacturer Talgo Establishes Talgo UK
Spanish train manufacturer Talgo has established Talgo UK with Jon Veitch as its new MD. It aims to build an 'all Britain' supply chain.
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Network Rail and Arup Publish Tomorrow's Living Station Report
Network Rail and Arup have published a report entitled Tomorrow's Living Station to investigate how Britain's stations might evolve.
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Unipart Rail Unveil Revolutionary "Green Energy" Power Supply System
Unipart Rail has successfully completed the design, manufacture and testing of a revolutionary "green energy" power supply system.
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First Stadler Train for Merseyrail Begins Dynamic Testing
The first Stadler train for Merseyrail has been transported to Germany where it will undergo dynamic testing before entering service in 2020…
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Matt Byrne New Head of Bombardier Transportation UK
Matt Byrne is the new president for the UK region of Bombardier Transportation and the Chair of Bombardier Transportation UK Ltd.
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GTR Completes 5-Year Transformation Programme
UK rail franchise operator GTR has completed a 5-year transformation programme that has seen the introduction of 1,500 new carriages.
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NCHSR Rebrands to Reflect Broader Transport Remit
The NCHSR rebrands to reflect its broader remit. It will now be known as the National College for Advanced Transport & Infrastructure.
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Manchester Mayor Publishes Vision to Transform Rail
The Mayor of Manchester has published his vision for rail for the city, to double passenger numbers to 200,000 by 2040 and other goals.
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Rail Delivery Group: Reform Rail Fares to Combat Climate Crisis
The Rail Delivery Group has published proposals for rail fare reforms following the largest-ever passenger survey in the country.
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ScotRail to Harness GSM-R for Passenger Information
Following a successful six-month trial ScotRail is now rolling out the use of GSM-R to give passengers more detailed real-time information.
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Northern Fleet Refurbishment Two Thirds Complete
The Northern refurbishment works are now two thirds complete. As part of its franchise agreement Northern is refurbishing 243 trains.
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Brexit: Eurotunnel One of UK's Vital Freight Carriers
Eurotunnel is one of the eight freight carriers chosen by the UK government to be a preferred carrier of vital goods following Brexit.
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ORR Implements New 'On Time' Punctuality Measure
The British rail regulator, the ORR, has implemented a new measure to record train punctuality: the 'On Time' punctuality measure.