New proposals bring East West Rail Oxford-Cambridge rail service one step closer
East West Railway Company has published its East West Rail update which details plans to bring investment to the Oxford and Cambridge region.
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Northern appoint new Regional Director for Yorkshire, Humberside and East Midlands
Northern have announced that Kerry Peters will succeed Tony Baxter as the Regional Director in Yorkshire, Humberside and the East Midlands.
Old Northern uniforms to be recycled into insulation
Northern are set to recycle old uniforms no longer needed by staff as part of a new environmental push.
HS2 bridge receives planning from Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council approve plans for new HS2 Ltd Curzon No.2 viaduct
UNIFE and CER welcome the outcome of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation negotiations
The outcome of the negotiations on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation now includes rail under its scope.
Images: Network Rail to refurbish 130-year-old footbridge
Network Rail have begun work to fully repair and restore a 130-year-old footbridge at Beverley station in Yorkshire.
Southeastern to ban e-Scooters
Southeastern are enforcing a ban on e-Scooters from 1 June due to concerns over the fire risk they pose when taken aboard trains.
TX Logistik order 115 new wagons for intermodal transport
TX Logistik AG has ordered a further 115 double pocket wagons of the T3000 type for intermodal transport.
Work continues on first section of East Coast Main Line digital signalling
Further engineering work is taking place in late June to prepare what will become the first part of the East Coast Main Line to operate with digital signalling.
DB use 3D printing to transform train maintenance
Deutsche Bahn have produced 100,000 3D-printed spare parts for train maintenance, allowing them to save time, money and resources.
Network Rail publish £44 billion five-year plan
Network Rail’s five-year plan for the railway in England and Wales sees increased investment in tackling climate change and improving train performances.
New high-speed trains for Taiwan order placed
Hitachi and Toshiba have won a contract worth 124 billion Japanese Yen to build high-speed trains for Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC).
DHL Global Forwarding and Etihad Rail sign strategic partnership agreement
The partnership will enable DHL Global Forwarding to use rail to conduct its main operations and distribute goods throughout the UAE.
UK businesses urged to get HS2 ready with new contracts set to be released
HS2 is searching for more UK companies to progress its civil engineering works, with the next set of multi-million-pound contracts soon to be released.
LNER, Agility Trains and Hitachi Rail sign pioneering cooperation agreement
The Relationship Charter is a commitment between the three organisations which sets values and behaviours for cooperation over the next three decades.