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Network Rail announce £145m reliability upgrade on Hope Valley railway line
Network Rail have announced that rail reliability upgrade work on Hope Valley railway line will begin on 29 May 2022.
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TransPennine Express (TPE)
TransPennine Express is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the TransPennine Express franchise. It runs regional and intercity rail services between the major cities of Northern England and Scotland.
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Network Rail to complete signalling overhaul in Manchester
Network Rail will modernise journeys into Manchester with a signalling overhaul during the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday.
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TransPennine Express invest £100k to boost accessibility in the North
Electronic devices that help visually impaired people navigate stations have been installed thanks to a £100k investment by TransPennine Express.
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ORR publish safety report for Hitachi Rail’s Class 800 series
Following safety issues that lead to the withdrawal of Hitachi Rail’s Class 800 series trains in May 2021, ORR have published a safety review with several recommendations.
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£84m investment to cut delays of trains in Manchester and North West
The investment will deliver track side upgrades, platform extensions for longer trains and bigger depots across the regions.
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Hitachi Rail and Angel Trains to trial intercity battery hybrid trains
In 2022, intercity battery hybrid trains will be trialled on the TransPennine route by both Hitachi Rail and Angel Trains, to further develop railway’s use of this clean technology.
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RIA urges UK government to update Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline
As the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline passes its two year milestone, the Railway Industry Association urges the UK government for an updated plan.
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Car commuters urged to ‘take a fresh look’ at the train
Transport for the North (TfN) says there are more reasons than ever to consider the train as an alternative means of travel.
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New high performing rail timetable announced for Manchester rail network
For rail services in and around Manchester, a new timetable has been approved to start in December 2022, mainly focusing on improving rail service performance to provide a reliable passenger journey.
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TransPennine Express announces new rail services for Northumberland
From December 2021, TransPennine Express will launch a new service between Newcastle and Edinburgh calling at several key stations in Northumberland.
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ORR to review safety and passenger impacts of Hitachi Rail Class 800 and 385 disruption
Following the disruption caused by the discovery of cracks on Hitachi Class 800 and 385 series trains in May 2021, ORR is set to undertake a review of the impact of the incident on safety and passengers.
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FirstGroup signs NRCs for South Western Railway and TransPennine Express
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.
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UK rail industry and Hitachi Rail agree service recovery plan
With oversight from the UK's Office of Rail and Road, Hitachi Rail, train operators and the government have agreed a service recovery plan to safely reintroduce more Class 800 Series and 385 Series trainsets into passenger service after cracks were found on some trains.
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UK government calls for action plan following Class 800 train cracking and subsequent disruption
The UK Rail Minister has requested a comprehensive plan from Hitachi to identify the extent of cracking found on some Class 800 Series trains, and has asked the rail industry to urgently set out a strategy to resolve prolonged passenger and network disruption.
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Setting a new benchmark for passenger connectivity with 5G mmWave technology
FirstGroup have successfully completed a trial of the ‘rail 5G’ gigabit track to train solution on the Isle of Wight, paving the way for full commercial deployment on Britain’s busiest railway. For Global Railway Review, Simon Holmes, FirstGroup’s Head of Engineering Digital Communications and Managing Director of Evo-rail (a FirstGroup…
