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26 May 2021

HS2’s new piling innovation has huge potential benefits for the construction industry

26 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

HS2 Ltd has revealed a new vacuum excavation technique for piling which could have massive benefits for the international construction industry.

26 May 2021

Network Rail signs declaration in pledge to make rail travel greener

26 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Britain’s rail infrastructure operator has joined railway organisations from around the world in signing the UIC's Climate Declaration to further commit to tackling climate change.

26 May 2021

Major investment announced for Britain’s rail in the North and Midlands

26 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

The UK government has announced a £401 million investment to give passengers and freight operators across the North and Midlands faster, greener and more reliable rail services.

25 May 2021

‘Passenger Assistance’ app launched to make railway more accessible

25 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

A new app has been launched in Great Britain that will make it easier and quicker for disabled people to request assistance for their train journeys, helping people to travel with confidence.

24 May 2021

Go-Ahead releases early blueprints for new style of adaptable train carriages

24 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Go-Ahead's concept carriages, which can be adjusted from ‘commuter mode’ to ‘leisure mode’, have been drawn up to meet the changing needs of UK rail passengers.

24 May 2021

UWC to supply methanol tank cars to EuroChem

24 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

Russia’s largest manufacturer of railcars will supply 109 tank cars for methanol to EuroChem, one of the world’s largest producers of mineral fertilizers.

24 May 2021

France’s autonomous regional train prototype begins operation testing

24 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

SNCF and its partners have begun testing a modified Regio 2N regional train as a prototype autonomous regional train for France's rail network.

24 May 2021

FirstGroup signs NRCs for South Western Railway and TransPennine Express

24 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

FirstGroup has agreed with the Department for Transport two National Rail Contracts for the SWR and TPE train operating companies, with a primary term of two years.

21 May 2021

DB Cargo freight locomotive to be equipped with latest ETCS technology

21 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

One of DB Cargo’s DE6400 freight locomotives is to be equipped with state-of-the-art ETCS technology for service in Belgium and the Netherlands.

21 May 2021

Campaign for Better Transport launches new campaign to encourage use of UK public transport

21 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

The Way Forward campaign is calling on the UK government to encourage the use of public transport in order to ensure a green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

21 May 2021

Largest rail freight yard in the Netherlands to be automated

21 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

The Kijfhoek marshalling yard will receive automated and digital systems to help optimise yard operations and improve efficiency, reliability and safety.

20 May 2021

Northern introduces eight bi-mode Class 769 trains onto network

20 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

The Class 769 bi-mode trains enable operation without an overhead or third rail supply, spreading the benefits of electrification to non-electrified routes.

20 May 2021

Alstom’s first France-Germany cross-border train begins certification and approval tests

20 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

The first of 30 new cross-border trains, which will operate between France and Germany, has begun testing for certification and approval, with the aim of beginning operation in 2024.

20 May 2021

UK government establishes new public body to end fragmentation of UK railways

20 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

The UK government has announced the formation of a new public body, Great British Railways, which will bring the UK's railways under single, accountable national leadership.

19 May 2021

CER and ETF resume agreement negotiations to promote women in rail

19 May 2021 | By Global Railway Review

With figures outlining that women account for only 21 per cent of the railway workforce, CER and ETF have resumed negotiations for a binding agreement aimed at promoting women's employment in the European rail sector.

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