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It’s Stations Day, celebrating the rail industry’s billions of pounds of investment in Britain’s railway stations.
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Network Rail has confirmed its intention to directly award Hitachi Rail Europe a £30m contract to supply a traffic management system for the Sussex area of its South East Route and the East London Line.
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Bombardier UK is in the process of manufacturing a total of 111 new electric trains-sets for Greater Anglia. Procured and financed by Angel Trains, the EMUs will replace all of the company’s existing commuter trains in Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and parts of Suffolk.
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Development plans for Britain’s new high-speed railway between the Midlands and the North have progressed as HS2 Ltd reveals more detailed design proposals.
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Rail services have resumed between Carlisle and Preston after a landslide that brought trains to a halt on Saturday.
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The arrival of the much-awaited Elizabeth line is expected to have a significant impact on the whole of London’s transport network.
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Network Rail has partnered with the Humber LEP and North Lincolnshire Council to invest more than £15 million to support the growth of rail freight in the region.
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The number of driver-related incidents at level crossings in Britain is alarmingly high - about 46 a week.
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ScotRail will put its first refurbished diesel HST sets into revenue service between Aberdeen and Edinburgh on October 15, the operator announced during a VIP preview run on October 10. Full deployment is expected to follow from the December 9 timetable change.
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“The lesson I have drawn from my time as Secretary of State is this is an industry that’s got to be much smarter at communicating with passengers,” says Chris to Global Railway Review.
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UK high-speed train railway line developer HS2 has unveiled the designs of two stations in the West Midlands.
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In a first for Britain’s transport sector, the rail industry is pressing ahead with an app that will transform the way that passengers with reduced mobility can book assistance when they travel by train.
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It’s Rail Week - a celebration of the rewarding and diverse career opportunities across the rail sector.
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Talgo has shortlisted the port of Mostyn in north Wales as one of six potential sites for its proposed UK rolling stock manufacturing plant, the company announced in Cardiff on October 9.
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HS2 has revealed the design vision for the new stations in Birmingham and Solihull, marking a significant milestone for the programme.
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Rolls-Royce and Porterbrook, the UK’s largest owner of passenger rolling stock, have agreed the delivery of MTU Hybrid PowerPacks that can convert Class 168 and Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ DMUs from diesel-only to hybrid-electric operation. Hybrid technology allows for the cleaner and quieter operation of trains in stations and through urban areas.
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The cramped maze of tunnels that make up Bank tube station are about to change, as a set of huge new tunnels are being dug next to the Northern line that will transform the amount of space deep underground.
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UK Network Rail has completed £200m modernisation works at Derby station as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade programme.
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Stadler, in a consortium with Ansaldo STS and alongside Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, publicly revealed one of the new trains for the Glasgow Subway. This order for 17 vehicles sees the Swiss rail manufacturer rise to the challenge of building trains for unusually narrow track and tunnels gauges.
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In May this year, Uber launched a partnership with Virgin Trains that enables passengers to purchase a ride from their doorstep to any destination in the UK via a combination of taxi and train services.
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New research from Network Rail has revealed that one in seven drivers report they wouldn’t wait for the barrier or gate to open at a level crossing before driving their vehicle over.
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Northern Powerhouse Minister, Jake Berry, has unveiled the first brand new trains set to transform journeys across the north as part of a £500 million investment for Northern Rail passengers.
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We’ve just handed back Derby station following a £200m project to enable faster and more reliable journeys.
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New rules that will make it easier for rail passengers to claim compensation after they have experienced delays and disruption have been announced.
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There will be a tube strike all day this coming Friday (5th October), the tube union ASLEF has announced.
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