First Stadler FLIRT train receives approval to enter UK service
18 June 2019 | By Global Railway Review
The British railway regulatory authority has granted Stadler approval for the four-car bimodal FLIRT train for the use of Greater Anglia.
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Network Rail’s action plan is approved by Office of Rail and Road
3 April 2019 | By Global Railway Review
Network Rail describes a number of new actions it will take to identify and address the underlying issues impacting train performance.
ORR introduces new regulatory policy for holding Network Rail to account
27 March 2019 | By Global Railway Review
The new policy allows ORR to target those areas that have the most serious impact and detriment to passengers, freight customers and funders.
Britain’s railway to use new punctuality measures to help improve performance
22 March 2019 | By Global Railway Review
From April 2019 and as part of an ongoing plan to improve performance and reduce delays, Britain’s train operators and Network Rail will publish new measures of train punctuality.
European Commission prohibits combination of Siemens and Alstom
6 February 2019 | By Global Railway Review
The two companies believed merging would have created a European player with the ability to cope with growing competition from non-EU companies.
Brexit: Will it benefit or challenge the rail sector?
4 February 2019 | By Tom Johnson (Norton Rose Fulbright)
Until relatively recently, Brexit seemed remote and distant. Even now, there is still great uncertainty as to its form and implications, not least for rail. From a legal perspective, absent the Article 50 notification being withdrawn or the Article 50 notification period being extended (which would require the agreement of…
ORR publishes annual report on rail funding and expenditure data
31 January 2019 | By Global Railway Review
During 2017-18, operators saw their costs increase for staff (0.9 per cent), rolling stock (5.5 per cent) and other operating costs such as access charges (1.4 per cent).
Busiest station in Britain retains its title for 15th year in a row
11 December 2018 | By Global Railway Review
Waterloo is the busiest station in Britain for the 15th consecutive year, despite the total number of passenger entries and exits falling by five million to 94.4 million.
Wide-ranging proposals published to make the railway more accessible for all
14 November 2018 | By Global Railway Review
The wide-ranging reforms to the Disabled People’s Protection Policy (DPPP) are designed to bring greater quality, consistency and reliability to assisted travel for disabled passengers.
ORR approves £35 billion plans to boost Britain’s railway
31 October 2018 | By Global Railway Review
For both passengers and freight operators the approval will help cut delays caused by infrastructure failures, such as track defects.
Vibrant rail sector makes the UK an attractive home for overseas investors
4 October 2018 | By Global Railway Review
The UK currently has a national rail infrastructure pipeline worth £88 billion, which is the greatest investment in the sector in over a century. As a result of these unprecedented levels of investment, significant opportunities exist for investors to support and add value to the rail supply-chain.
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