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Hitachi Rail and Hyperdrive sign agreement to develop battery trains

Company News
Train manufacturer Hitachi Rail and battery specialist Hyperdrive Innovation have got together to sign an exclusive agreement to develop battery packs to...
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Network Rail “making a good start” to CP6, says ORR annual assessment

Company News
Rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has published its 2019-20 annual assessment of Network Rail and has found that...
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Wimbledon depot gets its first Class 701 train

General Interest
South Western Railway's (SWR) first Class 701 train has arrived at Wimbledon depot, marking a significant milestone in the £1 billion transformation...
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New MerseyRail ‘connected’ trains

Company News
Merseyrail is the commuter rail network serving Liverpool and is one of the most heavily used urban railway networks outside London. It...
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Ty’n Y Graig footbridge will be replaced

General Interest
Transport for Wales will replace Ty’n Y Graig footbridge at Llanbradach on the Rhymney line as soon as possible, CEO James Price...
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Special train livery marks Tyne & Wear Metro’s 40th birthday

General Interest
The 40th anniversary of the Tyne and Wear Metro is being celebrated with a special train livery to mark the occasion.
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New passenger services agreed between Walsall and Wolverhampton

General Interest
The West Midlands Rail Executive has confirmed that there will be two trains an hour calling at Willenhall and Darlaston stations when...
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Government pledges £1.6 billion to support Transport for London

General Interest
The government has pledged financial support to Transport for London (TfL) to help its finances during the coronavirus crisis. A total of...
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TfL sets out plans for safe travel in London

Company News
When the Prime Minister stated that those people who can’t successfully work from home – workers in the construction and manufacturing industries...
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Plans submitted for new station at Soham

Company News
Network Rail has submitted a planning application to East Cambridgeshire District Council for permission to build a new station at Soham, on...
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Rail unions concerned at plans to increase rail services

General Interest
As talk continues about reopening Britain’s economy, which will need transport measures in place to get factory and office workers into and...
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Freight line to Drax Power Station fully reopened

Company News
Network Rail has been working since February both to repair a major freight route and to keep supplies going into Drax power...
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Another three Network Rail stations go blue for the NHS

Company News
Three key Network Rail stations have turned blue to show their support for the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Bringing end users and operators into the design process

Consultancy
Guest writers: Darren King, WSP group director of rail planning...
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Improving New Train Introduction – the operator’s view

Rail News
With an unprecedented number of new vehicles ordered since 2010 - over 8,000 - and with more orders to come, getting them...
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Azuma from Edinburgh

Railway Operations
It can take a long time to introduce a new train. In 2007, the Department for Transport (DfT) issued its invitation to tender...
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