Posted 3 days ago by bevans
A second day of rush-hour problems on Britain’s rail network has compounded the disruption caused by large-scale upgrade works – 24 hours after commuters learned of the biggest fare increases in recent years.
Posted 4 days ago by Railpage System User
Infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded Atkins a £29m contract to resignal the Norwich – Great Yarmouth – Lowestoft route by spring 2019. The project covering 42 route-km will include the deployment of Alstom ElectroLogIXS digital interlockings to replace mechanical systems, and the upgrading of six level crossings.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
Jewers Doors has installed five of its latest Swift SEW automated sliding bifolding doors at the £80m depot in Doncaster where Hitachi Rail Europe will maintain Virgin Trains East Coast Class 800/801 and TransPennine Express Class 802 AT300 trainsets.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
The Trenitalia UK subsidiary of Italian’s national railway group has dropped its bid for the South Eastern passenger franchise to focus on the West Coast Partnership competition, the company confirmed on August 10.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
The West Midlands Trains Ltd consortium led by the Abellio subsidiary of Dutch national operator NS (70·1%) and the JREM Train 50:50 joint venture of East Japan Railway and Mitsui & Co (29·9%) was named preferred bidder for the West Midlands franchise by the Department for Transport on August 10.
Posted one week ago by bevans
A one hundred year old secret lies deep beneath London’s busy streets.
Posted one week ago by newsbot
Cancellation and downgrading of projects will lengthen journey times and increase costs, says party
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
TBM Rail is refurbishing the passenger grab poles, rails and handles on almost 700 Bombardier Class 377 Electrostar electric multiple-unit cars used on Govia Thameslink Railway’s Southern services.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Infrastructure manager Network Rail announced ‘sweeping new reforms’ on July 31 which are intended to enable third parties to become ‘heavily involved’ in delivering railway investment projects.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The roll-out of smartphone app versions of Railcards which offer discounts on fares is to begin shortly and start with the 16-25 Railcard, the Rail Delivery Group announced on July 29.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The allocation of £16m from the New Stations Fund to enable to the construction of five stations was announced by the Department for Transport on July 28. All of the stations will be fully accessible and are scheduled for completion by March 2020.
Posted 3 weeks ago by bevans
A 16-year-old girl has been found dead on the tracks of a railway station, believed to have been electrocuted.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Beacon Rail Leasing has expanded its UK rolling stock portfolio with the purchase of the Bombardier Class 220 and Class 221 Voyager diesel-electric multiple-unit fleets from subsidiaries of Lloyds Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
No decision has been taken on the scope of the project to electrify the trans-Pennine route from Stalybridge near Manchester to Leeds, York and Selby, the Department for Transport told Railway Gazette on July 24.
Posted 3 weeks ago by bevans
The project to electrify the entire train line between Manchester and Leeds could be cancelled because it is too hard, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said.
Posted 3 weeks ago by newsbot
Vandals have caused thousands of pounds of damage to heritage railway carriages used in the filming of TV drama Downton Abbey.
Posted 3 weeks ago by newsbot
SIGNAL failure at London’s busiest railway station has caused major disruption across the South West Trains network.
Posted 3 weeks ago by bevans
The railway route between Liverpool and Newcastle may not be fully electrified despite a promise by the previous government.
Posted last month by bevans
The government has scrapped the planned electrification of railway lines in Wales, the Midlands and the North.
Posted last month by bevans
The number of sexual offences on trains reported to police is said to have more than doubled in five years.
Posted last month by Railpage System User
On July 20 Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling published the High Level Output Specification setting out what the government wants the railway to achieve in Control Period 6, which runs from April 1 2019 to March 31 2024, as well as the initial Statement of Funds Available.
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The government confirmed on July 19 that it had cancelled the planned 25 kV 50 Hz electrification of the Midland Main Line between Kettering, Nottingham and Sheffield, the Cardiff – Swansea route and the Oxenholme – Windermere branch.
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Transport Secretary Chris Grayling issued a Command Paper on July 17 confirming the planned routes for the northern sections of High Speed 2, which would link London and Birmingham with Leeds and Manchester, including connections to the existing East Coast and West Coast main lines.
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A consortium including South Korea’s National Pension Service has agreed a £3bn deal to purchase the 30-year concession to manage High Speed 1 from the two Canadian pension funds which have managed the line since November 2010.
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The Welsh Government is to provide £1·9m and operator Arriva Trains Wales £1m to lease five Class 319 Flex electro-diesel multiple-units for use on the Wales & Borders franchise from 2018 until at least 2021.
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