Train operators using High Speed 1 (HS1 – the former Channel Tunnel Rail Link) could soon face track access charges that have more than doubled. This is because the rail regulator, the Office of Rail […]
Technology that Alstom originally developed for trams in historic cities has now crossed over and is being used to recharge electric buses. First used in 2003 on trams in Bordeaux, APS (Alimentation par Sol – […]
A Class 66 locomotive has run the full length of the Oban branch in Scotland for the first time. Previously, only lighter locomotives, such as Class 37s, had been permitted to use the single-track line […]
GB Railfreight (GBRf), the UK’s third-largest rail freight operator that provides essential freight and non-freight haulage services to customers in a number of the country’s critical industries, has been sold by current owner Hector Rail […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has entered into a framework agreement with UK Power Networks Services to renew and upgrade Manchester Metrolink’s electrical infrastructure. Under the framework, UK Power Networks Services is currently working on […]
Germany’s railway infrastructure manager, DB Netz, has chosen Harsco Rail to supply up to 56 catenary intervention and maintenance vehicles for the German railway system. This seven-year contract, the first ever between Harsco Rail and […]
The latest mobile phone technology, 5G, will bring data transmission that is up to 100 times faster than with LTE (4G), reaching wireless data transmission speeds of up to 20 Gbit/s. It will provide rail […]
As the UK’s rail decarbonisation programme is getting into full swing, the UK’s first ever passenger-carrying diesel/battery hybrid train has run on the national network. Class 230 train number 230002 ran between Evesham and Moreton-in-Marsh […]
Denmark’s infrastructure manager Banedanmark has awarded Fugro a four-year framework agreement for train-borne LiDAR (Light Detecting And Ranging) scanning of its infrastructure using its award-winning RILA system for quick and accurate digital surveys. Banedanmark manages […]
Franco Beretta has been named as the new president and managing director of Bombardier Transportation Italy. He will hold this position in addition to his existing role as region leader, Mediterranean. Since joining the company […]
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