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London Underground names first WiFi stations

London Underground and Virgin Media have named the first London Underground stations that will be WiFi enabled for free this summer. Stations including Oxford Circus, Stratford, Liverpool Street, Leicester Square and King's Cross will be among the first to launch,...

National Rail Enquiries ranked top on Twitter

National Rail Enquiries has been named as one of the UK’s top brands for its use of Twitter in this year’s Social Brands 100 report, published by social agency Headstream. The report ranked UK brands on how effectively they engage...

Putting the Paisley Corridor into the WSSC

The new generation of Network Rail Control Centres are growing by number every year, but one of the first to be commissioned has recently had a major expansion to its operational area. The West of Scotland Signalling Centre (WSCC), sited at Cowlairs on the outskirts of Glasgow, first opened in December 2008 when the old [...]

Changes to Positive Train Control regulations ‘will ensure safety’

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced changes to regulations governing the installation of positive train control (PTC) equipment that will ‘give railroads additional flexibility, save money and maintain a high level of safety’. “Under President Obama’s leadership, the Department of Transportation is committed to ensuring the safety of our nation’s railroads while reducing regulatory [...]

Changes to Positive Train Control regulations ‘will ensure safety’

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced changes to regulations governing the installation of positive train control (PTC) equipment that will 'give railroads additional flexibility, save money and maintain a high level of safety'. “Under President Obama’s leadership, the Department...

Shunter Safety: The industry’s hidden concern

Written by Christian Fletcher, Technical Director, Zonegreen There is no doubt that the rail industry is a potentially dangerous place to work. After all, there are not many industries that expect employees to deal with high voltage electricity, speeding vehicles, powerful machinery and thousands of members of the public on a daily basis. Because of [...]

App’y ScotRail

ScotRail is launching its first-ever mobile website, following a spectacular increase in passengers using smartphones and iPads to visit its site. The new website offers faster, streamlined online services 
including journey planning, ticket booking and live travel updates. Says Graeme Macfarlan, ScotRail’s marketing manager, ‘Demand has soared for a mobile-friendly website to boost the online [...]

Indian Railways ‘scraps’ TV channel plans

Indian Railways has ‘virtually scrapped’ its plan to launch its own television channel citing ‘paucity of funds’. Indian Railways Project Management Group has ruled out setting up rail television as there is no fund for the project. The management group has recommended that the required sum of $500,000 (Rs 25 crores) should be generated through [...]

Amtrak launches eTicketing on Heartland Flyer

Amtrak has begun eTicketing on the Heartland Flyer, which operates daily in Oklahoma and Texas. Passengers can now make reservations and print their electronic tickets from home or the office. The eTicketing program provides passengers increased flexibility when making or changing reservations and eliminates the need to obtain traditional paper tickets. Passengers will now have [...]

Oyster partnership wins Transport Achievement Award

Transport for London (TfL), the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) and Cubic Transportation Systems have picked up top honours at the 2012 International Transport Forum for their joint work on introducing Oyster onto the National Rail network in...

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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...