First 5G mobile network planned for South Western Railway

Company News RailEngineer - 25th February 2019

South Western Railway train operator FirstGroup and Blu Wireless have announced a project that will significantly boost the quality of connectivity on trains, pioneering...

New look for West Midlands Trains across Birmingham

Franchise News RailEngineer - 22nd February 2019

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Passengers on the Cross City line in the West Midlands (Lichfield - Birmingham - Redditch/Bromsgrove) are starting to experience an improvement in their on-train...

New operator and development partner for Wales and Borders

Franchise News Grahame Taylor - 11th July 2018

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On 23 May it was announced that KeolisAmey had won the £5 billion contract to run the Wales and Borders rail franchise over the...

Sustainability and the fallout from scrapped electrification plans

Business Andy Milne - 1st November 2017

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The fallout from the Government’s decision to scrap three major electrification projects, in Wales, the Midlands and the North, is inevitably a hot topic...

Gibb report into Southern rail network published

Franchise News Andy Milne - 27th June 2017

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Chris Gibb, former chief operating officer of Virgin Trains and the man seconded to Network Rail to spearhead reliability improvements on the West Coast...

Improving West Coast Mail Line performance

Franchise News Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 14th December 2012

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Train punctuality is a very important topic within Network Rail these days. The ORR (Office of Rail Regulation) has stated that it will fine the...

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