Water technology underneath Northern train blasts fallen leaves from the track

New footage has been released by Northern showing the cutting-edge technology they are testing that blasts leaves from the path of their trains. Fallen leaves can cause significant disruption to the network. Leaves stick to damp rails and passing trains...

Unicard deploys contactless rail travel with Transport for Wales

Unicard’s Ticketing Hub solution enables contactless card payment and ensures best fares on train services in Wales as Unicard expands UK footprint. Unicard LTD, an established provider of smart ticketing and payment solutions to the public and commercial transport sector,...

KeolisAmey Docklands implements Tended geofencing technology on the DLR

KeolisAmey Docklands, operator of the DLR on behalf of Transport for London (TfL), has joinedforces with Tended to provide geofencing technology for its trackside teams working on the DLR. The DLR requires continuous maintenance and upgrades, including a number of...

New tech and timetable tweaks will keep Scotland’s trains running this Autumn

Scotland’s Railway will use specialist trains, timetable tweaks and innovative technology to keep passengers and freight running on time throughout autumn. Network Rail’s 18 leaf-fall teams and its fleet of seven leaf-busting trains will work around-the-clock to keep trains on...

Alstom wins Irish Rail’s Cork Area Commuter Rail contract

Alstom has been awarded a contract by Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) to revolutionise rail travel and mobility on the Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) network. The project, set to enhance the rail service within the Cork metropolitan area, will...

Help name London’s next two giant tunnel boring machines

HS2 is asking for members of the public, living in Ealing, Brent and beyond, to help it chose names for the next two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that will dig HS2 tunnels under the capital. In early 2024, HS2 will...

FIRST LOOK: Train simulators that will help develop train crews of the future unveiled by Northern

This is how Northern’s new multi-million-pound train simulators could look once installed at their training academies in 2025. The train operator has partnered with leading Poland-based firm SIM Factor in ordering six of the full immersion, motion platform simulators where...

Alstom to provide new state-of-the-art train-charging infrastructure for Irish Rail (IE) in Drogheda, Ireland

Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide a charging facility for Irish Rail’s new Battery Electric Multiple Unit (BEMU) trains that will operate between Drogheda, Dublin City Centre and...

KeTech Demonstrates Rail Innovations to Former Rail Minister Paul Maynard

KeTech, a pioneering company in intelligent real-time information systems and innovative rail signalling, hosted former Rail Minister Paul Maynard MP at their head office in Preston. The visit was part of the Railway Industry Association’s Rail Fellowship Programme, which...

Northern customers can now get live train information on the go with new WhatsApp service

Northern customers can now get live train information via WhatsApp.   The train operator’s new automated chat function will simplify the process of getting live train information on the go, making commuting convenient and stress-free, particularly in the event of disruption.  Customers...

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ORR review leads to 50% reduction in maximum fees for ticket refunds

New rules will mean that from 2 April the maximum fee that train operators and ticket retailers can charge...