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New Managing Director announced for MTR Elizabeth line
With over 30 years’ experience in the rail industry, Mike Bagshaw has been appointed as MTR Elizabeth line's new Managing Director.
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Turbostar passengers asked for feedback on train interiors
Transport Focus has worked with rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook to understand what passengers think about the interiors of its Turbostar trains.
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Network Rail increases Hope Valley Railway Upgrade work
Continued work in January and February will help to remove historic bottlenecks, increase resilience and improve reliability on the rail line between Manchester and Sheffield.
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Climate change: rail’s response and being fit for the future
Jason Brooker, Head of Environment at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the UK’s biggest rail operator, looks at why the rail industry needs to respond to the immediate impacts of climate change, not just futureproof for ‘tomorrow’.
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Southern’s Electrostar fleet gets a new lease of life
GTR has completed the first tranche of Southern's fleet modernisation project to bring better on-board facilities for passengers.
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ORR approves new ‘open access’ operator, Grand Union, for UK services
The decision opens up the Great Western Main Line to competition for the first time, with potential for lower fares, improved service quality and innovation for all passengers using the route.
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IT company chosen to create the UK government’s Rail Data Marketplace
The Rail Delivery Group has selected TCS to power the industry-first Rail Data Marketplace that aims to spur innovation, enhance passenger experience and streamline freight movements.
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Taskforce formed to deliver more reliability during adverse weather
Network Rail, Newcastle University, the Met Office and MetDesk, have teamed up on a Weather Academy pilot programme which aims to identify ways of delivering safer, more reliable train services in Britain during adverse weather.
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Top 10 most used train stations in Britain revealed
Eight London stations accoupy the top 10 of most used train stations in Britain, with Birmingham New Street and Manchester Piccadilly also making the list.
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Global Centre of Rail Excellence seeks investors for project progress
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) is inviting investors from across the world to take an equity stake in its business and support the next phase of the project’s development.
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Elizabeth line journeys reach almost 70m since launch
TfL has announced that almost 70m journeys have been made on London's Elizabeth line since May 2022, with businesses in and around the line's new stations benefitting from the footfall.
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HS2 release new Euston station design images
The new images reveal updated plans for both the station building and the surrounding urban realm.
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Network Rail to carry out upgrade projects over Christmas and New Year
Network Rail says more than 95 per cent of Britain's rail network will be open over Christmas and New Year, despite planned upgrade work taking place to deliver 300 key investment projects.
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Network Rail invest £7.3m to overhaul Salford’s biggest rail station
The much-needed Salford Central station improvements will provide a better travelling experience for passengers and improve train reliability across Greater Manchester.
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Q&A with RIA’s Darren Caplan and David Clarke: Priorities for UK rail
At InnoTrans 2022, Global Railway Review’s Editor, Craig Waters, met with the Railway Industry Association’s (RIA) Chief Executive, Darren Caplan, and Technical Director, David Clarke, to discuss the priorities for UK rail project delivery, the positives in digital transformation, the RailDecarb21 Campaign success, and moving forward with EDI in the…
