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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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Siemens’ next-generation hybrid multiple units
Elmar Zeiler, Head of the Commuter and Regional Trains Unit at Siemens Mobility, tells us more about their alternative drive system, Mireo Plus; how it works, the benefits and market reactions so far.
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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.
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Q&A with Network Rail’s Simon Kendler: Diversity and inclusion in rail
Simon Kendler, National Vice-Chair for Young Rail Professionals and Regional Freight Manager for Network Rail, discusses the importance of developing diversity in the rail industry and describes how the Railtex event highlighted inclusion.
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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.
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HS2 bridge receives planning from Birmingham City Council
Birmingham City Council approve plans for new HS2 Ltd Curzon No.2 viaduct
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Towards a real assessment of Scope 3 emissions by rail operators
Herbert Minarik, Sven Schirmer, Leena Jäger and Matthias Landgraf explain how the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) successfully tackled the first steps of volume data collection.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Q&A with TfW’s Barry Lloyd: The innovative Lab Programme
During Railtex 2023, Barry Lloyd, Head of Customer Experience and Innovation at TfW, spoke exclusively to Global Railway Review about the TfW Lab Programme, detailing what benefits it will offer and how it will affect the customer experience.
