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South East London and Kent-based rail companies have partnered with suppliers and local authorities to launch a new long-term plan aimed at improving the UK region’s railway sector.
The new ‘In Partnership for Britain’s Prosperity – South East London and Kent’ plan will see the area’s railways work in partnership to invest and enhance the sector.
Posted 4 hours ago by Railpage System User
UK: Charter operator West Coast Railway Co began running a temporary passenger service between Oxenholme and Windermere on June 18, after franchised operator Northern suspended all services on the...
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The first of a fleet of new trains for the London Overground and TfL Rail routes has been shown off, with USB charging points and a brand new seat moquette. The first new trains will be introduced between Gospel Oak and Barking to double the existing capacity and replace the 35 year old trains on West Anglia routes.
Posted 23 hours ago by Railpage System User
Rail freight carries more than £30bn of goods around Britain each year.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
Bosses from infrastructure manager Network Rail and train companies Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Northern appeared before the Commons Transport Select Committee on Monday in a bid to explain why the new schedule shake-up has led to hundreds of service cancellations and delays since it came into effect on 20 May.
Posted 2 days ago by bevans
Three men in their 20s were killed on a railway line in the early hours of this morning.
Posted 2 days ago by bevans
A vintage train operator that normally runs journeys for enthusiasts has stepped in to provide rail services to the Lake District after the operator Northern cancelled all of its trains following a timetabling fiasco.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
A ventilation and access shaft for the Elizabeth line at Canning Town has been covered in purple wildflowers, supplied by the same firm that laid out the wildflower meadows for the London 2012 Olympics.
Posted 3 days ago by bevans
A renationalised railway would require less government subsidies and provide better value for money for the taxpayer and better services
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
Plans to fit hydrogen fuel cells to redundant electric multiple units were announced by Alstom on May 14. Confirming that ‘hydrogen technologies and solutions will play a key role in our global vision for the future’, the manufacturer said it was working with rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail on what it calls ‘the first substantive industry response to the government's challenge to remove diesel rolling stock by 2040’.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
An almost modest ticket hall conceals a marvel deeper underground as Crossrail gave the public their first chance to see the massive platforms that will soon throng with paying passengers.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news.
Posted 5 days ago by Railpage System User
UK-based rolling stock manufacturer Vivarail has secured a contract from KeolisAmey, the future operator of the Wales and Borders rail services, for the delivery of Class 230 D-Trains.
The new trains will feature high-speed internet connectivity, parking spaces for bikes, air-conditioning, complete power supply, and advanced seating arrangement.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
Open access operator Hull Trains has revealed the appearance of its future fleet of five Hitachi AT300 trainsets, following the completion of the engineering and design phase and the sign-off for production to begin.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
If you’ve traveled on the new TfL Rail/Elizabeth line trains out of Paddington, you might have spotted the posters — created by local students. The artistic young Londoners had their winning entries made into train and station posters after submitting their designs to TfL as part of a competition.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
UK rail regulator Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has urged Network Rail to invest an additional £1bn to replace its outdated railway tracks and assets over the next five years. The move would bring the total renewals budget across Britain to £18bn.
The call was made in response to Network Rail’s recently announced five-year plan, the Control Period 6 (CP6), which aims to spend more than £34bn by 2024.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
Hitachi has delivered the first of TransPennine Express’s Nova 1 train fleet to the UK from its Japanese facility.
The train reached the Port of Southampton following the completion of a two-month journey from Japan through sea route.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
Incoming Wales & Borders franchisee KeolisAmey has selected CAF as preferred bidder for a contract to supply regional diesel multiple-units for the franchise’s rural and suburban services.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
There is a planned tube strike on the London Underground tomorrow (Thur 14th June) that is expected to completely shut-down the Jubilee line.
If planned strike action by the RMT and ASLEF goes ahead, there will be no service on the Jubilee line all day.Early morning services on Friday are also likely to be affected.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Update:8:20pm Tube strike suspended by both unions. Normal tube aervice tomorrow.
Update at 7:40pm: ASLEF Union is recommending that the strike be suspended pending further talks. No word from the RMT yet.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Peter Snow is mad about trains – miniature as well as full-sized.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
On June 13 the Office of Rail & Road formally launched its independent inquiry into the 'recent and widespread' disruption which followed the introduction of the new timetable on May 20.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
The first of 19 Nova 1 Hitachi Rail bi-modes destined for TransPennine Express was unloaded at Southampton Docks on June 11
Five-car 802201 will begin testing across the North this summer, ahead of entering passenger service in summer 2019.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
In a written statement to Parliament on June 11, Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling said the Department for Transport had agree to provide indemnities in relation to risks that airport owner Heathrow Airport Ltd, Heathrow Airport Operating Co and Great Western franchisee First Greater Western Ltd were ‘unwilling or unable to assume or manage’ as part of the deal which will see GWR take over operation of the non-franchised Heathrow Express service in August.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has revealed its initial view regarding Network Rail’s five-year plan to spend more than £34 billion in Control Period 6 to improve the railway network’s performance. This figure will be split, dedicating £30 billion to England and Wales and £4 billion to Scotland.
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