Industry News
Special train livery marks Tyne & Wear Metro’s 40th birthday
The 40th anniversary of the Tyne and Wear Metro is being celebrated with a special train livery to mark the occasion.
Metrocar 4001, one of the original prototypes in use since Metro opened to the public in 1980, will bear...
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UK business leaders call for clear hydrogen strategy
Hydrogen Strategy Now is a campaign group of leading businesses that are looking to build a green recovery.
The cross-industry group, which combined employs around 100,000 people and has a value of £100 billion in the UK, has vowed to...
Covid
GBRf opens new freight route from Buxton to Crawley
Freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) has run the first train of a new service for global building materials supplier CEMEX from Dove Holes Quarry, Buxton, to Crawley
GBRf used cut and shut aggregate hoppers that have been repurposed from coal...
Company News
Vivarail secures finance to support growth for the future
Vivarail, the Stratford-Upon-Avon-based designer and manufacturer of modular trains, has secured a £1.5 million loan from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners.
The firm will use this finance boost to pursue new growth...
Rail Business
New passenger services agreed between Walsall and Wolverhampton
The West Midlands Rail Executive has confirmed that there will be two trains an hour calling at Willenhall and Darlaston stations when the Walsall to Wolverhampton line reopens to passenger services.
Trains last called at Willenhall and Darlaston stations more...
Covid
Cover up on trains
Face coverings on trains, as well as other forms of public transport, became mandatory on 15 June.
To prepare passengers, all of the train operators issued warnings and gave guidance.
GWR even gave one of its trains a face mask!
Government advice...
Covid
Train operators kill 99.99% of viruses and bacteria
As train services are set to increase around the country, a number of train operators are trying out new anti-virus agents to deep clean and prepare their trains.
Avanti West Coast has been testing Zoono Z-71, a powerful, long-lasting sanitising...
Industry News
Train operator donates unwanted bicycles to rural African communities
Train operator Greater Anglia has donated more than 120 bicycles to an Essex-based charity which helps people in Africa.
After donating an initial 60 earlier this year, the company has now donated more than 60 more this month.
Re-Cycle (Bikes to...
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First Class 701 train for South Western Railway is delivered
South Western Railway’s first new Class 701 train has arrived on the network ahead of a full programme of testing, which begins next month.
The new 10-car train is the first of the highly anticipated 90 strong fleet that is...
Company News
Two new appointments to Rock Rail Germany
Rock Rail has announced that leading German rail industry expert Hans Leister will be a member of the advisory board for its newly formed German business.
Already working alongside members of the Rock Rail team, supporting them in the introduction...
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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...