Prioritise climate resilience, UK rail experts warn: ‘the earlier we act, the better value for money’
Passengers and freight face increasing delays and disruption if Britain’s electric railways are not adapted to climate change, a new report by electrified rail experts of Furrer+Frey warns. It identified the potential threats as well...Read more
Merger Hitachi and Thales could negatively impact digitalisation, says UK body
Hitachi’s 1.7-billion-euro proposed acquisition of the Thales’ Ground Transportation (GTS) business could lead to a “substantial lessening of competition in the supply of digital mainline and urban signalling rail systems, impacting cost and service quality...Read more
In England, the Goole Bridge renewal swings into action
The Goole Swing Bridge has served the railways for over a century and a half. A new chapter is set to unfold for the iconic structure as it undergoes extensive renovations. What the national infrastructure...Read more
Siemens bags services deal for TransPennine Express trains worth half a billion
Siemens Mobility has secured an order for the servicing of trains running on the TransPennine Express routes. The contract is for a duration of 8 years, until 2031, and carries a value of 530 million euro....Read more
Network rail shares new 44-billion pound five-year plan
Network Rail published its five-year plan for its English and Welsh railways. This 44.1-billion pound plan (50.9 billion euro) will be in place for the period of April 2024 to 2029. The plan will see...Read more
UK rail passenger numbers on a record post-Covid high
Passenger numbers on Britain’s railways have approached and exceeded levels seen before the pandemic. Despite significantly changed passenger behaviour, with much less peak hours commuting, the railways are proving as busy as ever. Reported UK...Read more
Night train can be cheaper than flying, UK consumer organisation finds
Taking a night train can be cheaper than taking a flight, new research by on-profit UK consumer organisation Which? has found. This applies mostly to groups or families. Especially when such items as baggage costs...Read more
Supporting mental health in the UK rail industry
Colas Rail UK is using the Railway Mental Health Charter to enhance the mental health of its employees. That’s just one of the many example cases of implementation of the RMHC throughout the industry. The...Read more
HS1 shares first results from harvesting brake energy from trains
Recuperated brake energy trains on the UK’s high-speed line HS1 can power more than 375 homes on an annual basis. That’s the conclusion on the part of HS1, the company operating the high-speed line, following...Read more
First tram runs on new West Midlands Metro route in England
Testing and commissioning of a new tram line is underway in Wolverhampton, in the English West Midlands. The first run along the new alignment (4 April) has seen trams back in Wolverhampton as the City...Read more
Network rail delivers equipment to restore infrastructure in Ukraine
Ukrainian Railways has received five new excavators and equipment for the loading and unloading cof argo, all free of charge from the British railway company Network Rail with the assistance of the UK Department for...Read more
Edinburgh Tram operator fully recruited for Newhaven Line
The original recruitment drive for the Edinburgh Trams attracted over ten thousand applicants. So it comes as no surprise that the operators of the system in Scotland’s capital city have announced that the forthcoming extension...Read more
Seven thousand applications for 60-person tour of famous Birmingham signal box
It may be easier to win the National Lottery than to see inside an iconic example of 1960s brutalist railway architecture. Network Rail, the organisers of one-off public tours of the former Birmingham New Street...Read more