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The existing agreement between Britain, France and Belgium, which was originally signed in 1993, has now been updated to include the Netherlands, with representatives from all four countries signing the new treaty at a ceremony in Brussels on July 7.
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Hitachi Rail has signed an agreement with Hyperdrive Innovation to develop battery packs to power zero-emission trains.
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Growing up in Metro-land – the leafy suburbia served by the London Underground’s Metropolitan line – Tim Dunn’s track as one of our best-known railway historians had already been laid.
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The Snowdon Mountain Railway has taken delivery of two 800 mm gauge diesel-battery hybrid Abt rack locomotives ordered last year from Clayton Equipment, which specialises in the production of bespoke designs for specialist railway, metro, mining and tunnelling applications.
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The on-off plans to reopen Camberwell station in South London are back on again after the government included the station in a list to be considered for reopening.
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We know delays caused by OLE failures are frustrating and do all we can to minimise them.
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Independent UK watchdog Transport Focus has requested the Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps to implement rail fares reform.
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When Boris Johnson gave telecoms firms the green light to use Chinese technology giant Huawei’s 5G equipment back in January, it appeared to draw a line under the matter after more than a year of delay.
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Next to the railway in North London is the largest biscuit factory in Europe, producing 27 million biscuits every day – and they have tube roundels inside the factory.
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Network Rail works hard to improve the railway each week.
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Currently, almost two-thirds (58 per cent) of the UK’s 32,000km rail network is not electrified despite ambitious decarbonisation targets set by the Government. Broader electrification plans have been scrapped or delayed in recent years, due to financial concerns.
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Hitachi Rail and battery company Hyperdrive Innovation have signed a memorandum of understanding for the joint development of a battery pack suitable for powering trains, and a roadmap towards a manufacturing agreement which would cover any future orders.
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Sheffield-based railway technology firm 3Squared has received a contract to work on the UK’s High Speed Two (HS2) project.
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From today (6th July), East Midlands Railway will be introducing a number of extra train services to its temporary coronavirus timetable.
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With almost two-thirds (58 per cent) of the UK’s 20,000 mile rail network not electrified and with the government setting ambitious decarbonisation targets, analysis from Hitachi Rail estimates the potential market for Hyperdrive and Hitachi’s battery technology is over 400 trains.
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We’re celebrating the hard work of everyone at the National Health Service as it turns 72, and its historic links with another service that runs on critical workers – the railway.
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It’s been confirmed that one of the Isle of Wight tube trains could make a return to London in the near future.
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UK-based train operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has announced that passengers can purchase season tickets via the OnTrack phone app.
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The UK’s Independent watchdog, Transport Focus, has written to the Secretary of State for Transport calling for rail fares reform.
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Design Council has published ThinkStation, a report which was commissioned by Network Rail to provide a framework for the future design of ‘local’ stations. These are defined as Network Rail categories D, E and F, the smaller stations which make up around 80% of the total.
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Most of Britain’s rail signalling relies on line-side lights to control the trains, but the new system will let the trains talk directly to the track.
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On the most expensive railway on earth, the pressure to get the build right first time is leading to the project team innovating in digital engineering.
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After several years of preparatory work, the formal planning application has now been filed to upgrade South Kensington tube station.
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Figures contained in the 2019-2020 annual assessment of Network Rail published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) on 2 July 2020.
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Worth an estimated £300 million, Overhead Catenary System (OCS) contract will provide valuable opportunities for companies across the UK recovering from the coronavirus lockdown. A shortlist is expected to be announced in the summer with contract award in 2022.
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