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18 November 2020

Trial to enforce face covering rules on London rail network sees 98.4 per cent success rate

18 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

Great Northern, Southeastern, Southern and Thameslink worked with the British Transport Police to enforce face covering rules over an eight-week period, experiencing a 98.4 per cent success rate.

18 November 2020

UK digital signalling project gains additional £1.2 million in government funding

18 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

The funding will accelerate feasibility work for digital signalling on vital sections of the West Coast Main Line, Midland Main Line and East Anglia route.

17 November 2020

A ‘fairer deal’ for communitites impacted by HS2 announced in DfT review

17 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

UK Transport Minister, Andrew Stephenson, has announced a range of recommendations that will deliver a fairer deal for communities impacted by the development of HS2.

17 November 2020

SNCF Réseau deploys real-time app to detect maintenance faults

17 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

With the new mobile app, SNCF Réseau’s maintenance teams are alerted and activated in real-time to incidents on the network, with the use of geolocation.

17 November 2020

UIC selects new OSDM platform for international rail ticket prices

17 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

OSDM is the new industry European-wide standard for ticket sales, reservations and prices distribution.

17 November 2020

California High-Speed Rail Authority relaunches educational initiative

17 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) is working to inspire the next generation of high-speed rail innovators with the relaunch of 'I Will Ride'.

17 November 2020

Welsh government’s draft Transport Strategy to tackle carbon emissions

17 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

The Transport Strategy will work to deliver carbon reductions through a set of five year priorities, with nine ‘mini-plans’ for modes and sectors.

17 November 2020

FRA publishes final rule to measure performance of Amtrak passenger services

17 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

The final rule includes metrics relating to Amtrak's on-time performance and train delays, customer service and station performance.

16 November 2020

Deutsche Bahn to convert all lighting systems to sustainable LED lamps

16 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

As part of its efforts to achieve its 2050 sustainability target, Deutsche Bahn is swapping its incandescent lamps for LED lamps.

16 November 2020

Govia Thameslink Railway trains test negative for COVID-19

16 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

Laboratory tests have found that the COVID-19 viruscide being used on Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern trains is successfully working.

13 November 2020

HS2 becomes second global client to achieve PAS 2080 accreditation

13 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

The PAS 2080 accreditation recognises HS2's extensive carbon management programme, including its design innovations and carbon emission reduction initiatives.

12 November 2020

USHSR publishes 5-Point High-Speed Rail Plan for Biden Administration

12 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

USHSR's plan includes the creation of a new High-Speed Rail Development Authority and funding for top and second tier priority projects.

11 November 2020

Green Cargo to test digital automatic coupling to improve efficiency

11 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

By introducing DAC on its wagons, Green Cargo will improve capacity, punctuality, the working environment, efficiency and profitability.

10 November 2020

Transport for Wales launches train capacity checker to ensure social distancing

10 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

The capacity checker will allow customers to see which trains may have the most space available, subsequently supporting social distancing requirements by encouraging people to avoid busier trains.

10 November 2020

UK-based technology firms set to join HS2 Innovation Accelerator initiative announced

10 November 2020 | By Global Railway Review

The five will receive commercial and technical support as they develop their technology to help deliver Europe’s largest infrastructure project.

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