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Eurostar Class 373 high speed train fitted with ETCS
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (425+ words) Eurostar has returned to service the first of its e300 trainsets to be equipped with ETCS. The Class 373 trainsets were built for the launch of Channel Tunnel services in the 1990s, and eight remain in use. Eurostar said installing ETCS would support…...
UK rail industry news round-up
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (155+ words) Transport for London’s woven tapestry accessory licensee Signare has launched a Piccadilly Line 120th anniversary collection, based on the London Underground line’s seat patterns. Surveying and geospatial specialist Plowman Craven has acquired Gwalia Surveyors, which has a presence across Wales and…...
It is time to make virtual train tours part of the rail accessibility toolkit
1+ week, 4+ day ago (802+ words) With several train operators and station managers adopting virtualisation as a way to reassure would-be passengers about the reality of a rail journey, Chris Wood of Ocean 3D argues that the technology should be brought into the standard journey information landscape....
LENNON fare settlement system to be upgraded to incorporate real-world data and support better planning
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (884+ words) LENNON — Latest Earnings Networked Nationally Overnight — is a computer system used to allocate fares revenue between the various public and private sector passenger train operators on Great Britain’s national rail network. It is run by the Rail Delivery Group, which…...
High speed trains ordered to support London – Paris Trenitalia service
2+ week, 3+ day ago (300+ words) Trenitalia has signed an agreement with Hitachi Rail for the supply of 19 high speed trains for use in France and on the London – Paris service through the Channel Tunnel which the operator hopes to launch in 2029. The deal announced on…...
Quattro’s Neotec Skyrailer 400RR open doors on the London Underground
2+ week, 3+ day ago (213+ words) One of Quattro’s Neotec Skyrailer 400RR mobile elevating work platforms was in operation at London Underground’s Arnos Grove sidings in late July as part of the Piccadilly Line upgrade programme. Area Manager Jon Sherred said ‘it’s great to see the Neotecs…...
Transport Scotland working group explores options for international Caledonian Sleeper services
2+ week, 5+ day ago (498+ words) The Scottish government’s delivery body Transport Scotland has begun exploring the possibility of launching direct overnight passenger services to and from destinations in continental Europe, in line with a commitment made by the government in its most recent election campaign....
Rail travel is cheaper, greener and more productive than flying
2+ week, 5+ day ago (438+ words) A comparison of rail and domestic air travel across long-distance routes in Great Britain found that taking the train is on average 71% cheaper than flying, produces 85% less carbon emissions, and provides passengers with around 3 h more usable time per journey....
Northern suppliers participate in TransPennine Express train seat refresh
2+ week, 6+ day ago (340+ words) The seats on the Nova 1 trainsets which TransPennine Express operates between Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Scarborough and Edinburgh are to be refreshed by the end of the year. The 19 five-car Class 802 electro-diesel multiple-units are owned by Angel Trains. The seat refresh…...
East Midlands Railway Managing Director departs
4+ week, 10+ hour ago (400+ words) East Midlands Railway Managing Director Will Rogers is to leave his post with immediate effect, parent company Transport UK announced on July 27. The company said ‘Will has decided it is time to step back and spend some more time with…...