Hitachi Rail strike deal with ScottishPower over renewable supply
Hitachi Rail has announced a three-year deal with ScottishPower to supply its operations with 100% renewable electricity. An estimated...
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Nov 11, 20211 min read
Autonomous and Zero-Emissions Freight Rail Technologies
Technology company Intramotev is developing a prototype self-powered autonomous wagon, which it hopes can make rail freight more...
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rodneypitt9
Nov 11, 20213 min read
DfT minister tours green trains with Network Rail at COP26
Trudy Harrison MP, DfT minister and Member of Parliament for Copeland, was joined by Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines to get a...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 31, 20213 min read
Council grants planning permission for £150m rail centre despite ‘concerns’
Planners have agreed in principle to building a £150 million train testing centre near Ystradgynlais despite concerns. At a meeting of...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 30, 20212 min read
First ever electric-only train runs to Cardiff
The first electric-only train to go to and from south Wales has been run by Great Western Railway. The train operator carried out a test...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 29, 20211 min read
Future of Oxfordshire rail network mapped out in new study
A new study highlighting future opportunities to expand Oxfordshire’s railway and help deliver economic growth to the region was...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 29, 20212 min read
“The Frying Scotsman” British-made green cars exported by train which runs on used vegetable oil
In a pioneering and environmentally-friendly first for the UK, hybrid cars built in the Midlands will soon be carried to continental...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 28, 20213 min read
Council backs plan for £150m rail centre of excellence in Dulais Valley
Councillors have backed the Welsh Government's plans to build a world-leading railway testing facility in south Wales. Members of Neath...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 27, 20212 min read
ORR’s assessment of Network Rail’s Wales and Western region finds it successfully delivered
The Office of Rail and Road’s annual assessment of Network Rail’s performance shows the Wales and Western region was able to complete...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Testing begins on new Transport for Wales trains
New trains being built as part of the transformation of the Wales and Borders network have reached another key milestone as testing gets...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 27, 20212 min read
Plan sets out key projects to enhance light rail safety
An intensive programme of initiatives to further boost light rail safety has been highlighted in a new document. A focus on the continued...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 23, 20212 min read
hyperTunnel awarded contract with Network Rail to explore radical cost and delivery time improvement
hyperTunnel has been awarded a contract to work with Network Rail on non-disruptive tunnel construction, enlargement and repair work. The...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 22, 20212 min read
Signal hit by a boat is replaced with a Folding Signal!
Colas Rail UK’s signalling team has completed a rapid turnaround to replace a damaged signal 11 weeks from the contract award. On the...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 20, 20211 min read
Grand Central and G-Volution - Decarbonising passenger rail with gas
As part of a UK RSSB (Rail Safety and Standards Board) funded project and in support of the project lead, G-volution Ltd, Clean Air...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 20, 20212 min read
British class 66 to trial hydrogen-bio gas combination
TRIALS using a Freightliner class 66 locomotive powered by diesel, biogas and hydrogen will begin this month and last nine months. The...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 20, 20213 min read
Electrifying a Freight terminal
A prototype electrified rail freight terminal in Dunbar is one of 30 projects to have received funding from Innovate UK and the...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 min read
First recycled plastic railway sleepers laid on Network Rail tracks
Trains in Wiltshire are now running on top of old bottles, food packaging and other unwanted plastics, with the introduction of the first...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 min read
Rising to the challenge: Bridge successfully lifted out of flood zone in Wales railway first
Following 30 flood closures in the last decade, this innovative £3.6m project will reduce disruption and improve passengers’ journeys on...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 min read
Data revolution set to improve rail travel for passengers
An innovative approach to sharing rail data that will improve journeys for passengers and support the commitments in the Williams-Shapps...
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rodneypitt9
Jul 9, 20213 min read
Brand new rail tech to ‘pandemic proof’ train travel
A virtual reality immersive journey planning app for trains and stations could soon make journeys easier by reducing passenger anxiety...
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