Latest United Kingdom News
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Network Rail CP6 Contracts for Central England Announced
After announcing its preferred bidders for the South of England and Scotland, Network Rail has now announced its preferred bidders for Centr…
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13 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 10
In this week's Railway-News Industry Insider: Alstom wins signalling upgrade contract in Boston, and Switzerland to reduce price of using ra…
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Mechan Welcomes Anniversary Visit from Local MP
Sheffield Labour MP, Clive Betts, has paid local rail maintenance equipment specialist, Mechan, a special visit to mark its 50th anniversary…
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Siemens UK: Gender Pay Gap at Almost 20 Percent
Siemens UK has published its Gender Pay Gap report for 2018, which has found that the median pay gap between men and women is almost 20 perc…
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International Women's Day around the World: United Kingdom – Colas Rail
Colas Rail celebrates International Women's Day. Men are key to achieving equality between the sexes. Colas Rail men explain why the IWD mat…
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Australian and UK Railway Associations Deepen Collaboration
The Australasian Railway Association has a memorandum of understanding with the Railway Industry Association (UK) to develop better working …
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Bombardier Sells UK Rolling Stock Electrical Component and Systems Business to Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd
Bombardier sells UK rolling stock electrical component and systems business to Motherson Rolling Stock Systems GB Ltd for 10.87 million GBP.
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Eurotunnel and TLF Overseas Sign Agreement to Mitigate Brexit Impact
Eurotunnel and TLF Overseas have signed a partnership agreement to mitigate the impact of Brexit on cross-border trade and passengers.
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Princess Anne Shows Support for Female Apprentices
Princess Anne visited the National College for High Speed Rail in the run up to International Women's Day and National Apprenticeship Week t…
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 7
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 11–15 February 2019.
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Thales: Creating Brighter Futures with the Prince's Trust
The Prince’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for young people, working to empower and support them to move into jobs, education & training…
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11 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 5
All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider for 28 January–1 February 2019.
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UK: Preferred Bidders for Network Rail Contracts Announced
Network Rail has published its preferred bidders for the next generation of rail system contracts for Scotland and the South of England.
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Eurotunnel Invests Several Million in Brexit Contingency Planning
Eurotunnel's Brexit contingency planning has seen the company invest 'several million' to date, with costs still rising because of the lack …
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13 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Weeks 1 and 2
We are back with the Railway-News Industry Insider for weeks 1 and 2 (1–11 January 2019): the railway industry's latest news, covering North…
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Alstom and Eversholt Rail Reveal New Hydrogen Train Design for the UK
Alstom and ROSCO Eversholt Rail have revealed a new hydrogen train design for the United Kingdom. They have named this train 'Breeze'. Alsto…
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Millian Announce Keynote Speaker for CP6 Launch Event
Millian are delighted to confirm Rob Morris, Managing Director Rail Automation of Siemens Mobility Limited, as a speaker at its fast approac…
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New Exhibitors to Make Debut at NEC for Railtex 2019
Railtex 2019, the 14th edition of the UK’s leading rail event, will welcome a host of new exhibitors for their show debut at Birmingham’s NE…
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UK: New Faster Safer Isolations Technology to Save Time and Improve Worker Safety
Network Rail is rolling out new railway technology across the South Western Railway line. This technology is called Faster Safer Isolations …
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UK: Lincoln Gets New Siemens Bogie Service Centre
Lincoln celebrated the opening of the Siemens Bogie Service Centre. The official ribbon cutting ceremony occurred on Friday. The event was a…
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Small Talk Saves Lives Campaign Making Public More Vigilant
The Small Talk Saves Lives campaign, launched by the Samaritans in collaboration with the British Transport Police, Network Rail and other m…
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New Regional Trains for Greater Anglia Take Shape
Greater Anglia has revealed the first pictures of its new train carriages that will arrive in East Anglia from 2019. The completed body shel…
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Merseyrail to Benefit From New State-of-the-Art Trains by 2020
New state-of-the-art trains will be introduced on to the Merseyrail network by 2020 replacing the current fleet which is approaching 40 year…
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Search for Lighter Train Bogies Turns to Carbon Fibre and 3D Printing
Research at the University of Huddersfield could lead to new generations of railway vehicles with carbon fibre frames and key components mad…