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Siemens Mobility orders new deep-tube train door systems from Knorr-Bremse IFE
Knorr-Bremse, the international manufacturer of braking and other systems for rail and commercial vehicles, has won a major order to supply entrance systems to Siemens Mobility for the next generation of London Underground trains.
Siemens Mobility is manufacturing 94 trains...
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Angel Trains makes £100,000 donation to Railway Children
Train leasing company Angel Trains will be donating £100,000 to its long-standing charity partner, Railway Children.
Of this sum, over £80,000 has been raised following the sale of retired Class 142 Pacer units to heritage railways, community railways and emergency...
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Alstom purchase of Bombardier Transportation approved by European Commission
The European Commission has cleared Alstom’s proposed takeover of Bombardier Transportation, subject to four conditions that Alstom had itself suggested:
A transfer of Bombardier Transportation’s contribution to the V300 ZEFIRO very high-speed train and an offer of IP licence to...
Covid
Hull Trains returns in time for the Summer
There will be more direct trains from Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire to London next month after Hull Trains has announce it will resume services.
Trains between Beverley and London Kings Cross will be running from Friday 21...
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Special train investigates possibility of reopening disused branch line
South Western Railway has run a special ‘fact-finding’ train on the Fawley branch line in Hampshire, to investigate the potential of re-opening it after more than 50 years since regular passenger services ceased.
Hampshire County Council has made a successful...
Covid
Scotland unveils plans to transform Scottish rail network
The Scottish government has launched plans to decarbonise Scotland’s rail passenger services by 2035.
Transport Secretary Michael Matheson unveiled Transport Scotland’s ‘Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan’ during a visit to ScotRail’s Shields Road electric fleet depot, commenting that it is...
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Greater Anglia’s new Stansted Express trains enter service
Greater Anglia has commenced services with two of its new Class 745 Stansted Express trains between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport.
The first train to be operated by one of the new 12-carriage electric trains, built by Swiss company...
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Tyne & Wear Metro secures additional government funding to prolong its maintenance programme
Tyne and Wear Metro has secured additional government funding to keep its programme of essential infrastructure renewal works going after March 2021.
Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has been running the £350...
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Crossrail delayed yet again
Crossrail’s board has met to consider the latest update from its leadership team concerning the impact of COVID-19 on progress to complete the Elizabeth line. This is now in its complex final stages with a comprehensive plan to complete...
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DB Cargo UK signs new two-year contract to move china clay for Imerys
DB Cargo UK, one of the UK’s largest rail freight operators, has been awarded a new, two-year contract to transport china clay for mineral specialist, Imerys.
China clay is mined in Cornwall and is an essential ingredient in the manufacture...
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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...