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6 days ago · Freightliner, in collaboration with the UK’s only railway wagon manufacturer WH Davis and Porterbrook, is spearheading a sustainable initiative to repurpose a fleet of redundant coal wagons into modern aggregate box wagons. GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Aggregate Industries have announced a four-year ...
ORR statistics shows operators revenue return to growth
1 day ago · There were just under 450 million journeys made by passengers between July and September this year, a 9% increase on the same quarter in 2023, according to the Office of Rail and Road, which has released its quarterly statistics. There was further good news for operators as revenue also saw an 11%
HS2 tunnel boring machine completes five-mile journey under …
2 days ago · An HS2 tunnel boring machine (TBM) has become the first to complete its drive under London after more than two years of excavating. The machine, Sushila, was launched from West Ruislip in October 2022 and broke through into a reception can at Green Park Way, Greenford, on Thursday December 19.
Comment: open access, orders and changes on the railway
3 days ago · A production gap at Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe rolling stock assembly plant has been filled by an order for 14 five-car trainsets for use by FirstGroup on existing and approved open access services, with an option for a further 13 sets if regulatory approval is …
RAIB to publish Safety Digest after track workers involved in near …
2 days ago · The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is going to publish a Safety Digest after a near miss in November. A passenger train was travelling at 78mph at Morton Junction, between Chesterfield and Alfreton, at 0726 on November 27 when it was involved in a near miss with a group of track workers.
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Freightliner to repurpose coal wagons for sustainable freight. Freightliner, in collaboration with the UK’s only railway wagon manufacturer WH Davis and Porterbrook, is spearheading a sustainable initiative to repurpose a fleet of redundant coal wagons into modern aggregate box wagons.
Rail Review
Dec 2, 2024 · Ticket offices and value in staff redeployment. Cost pressures are bearing down on the rail industry as revenue rises but not at a fast enough rate to cover the £2 billion gap between operating subsidy and income
Call for government to announce rail investment plans after survey ...
Nov 6, 2024 · Funds for Sheffield Supertram renewal - but officials 'looking at what it means' 19/11/2024. Officials at the South Yorkshire Mayor’s office are “still looking at what the Budget announcement means for Supertram”, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves allocated money to …