Season ticket purchasing gets much needed upgrade
Greater Anglia has made it easier than ever to buy a season ticket: Using NFC enabled smartphones, tickets can be downloaded and used with a single tap of a phone.
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ADB approves first loan to Sri Lanka’s railway sector
The loan amounts to $160 million which will see Sri Lanka Railways strengthen capacity and resilience ensuring the future of the railway.
Wellington seeks funding for investment in new trains
In a bid to future proof their railway, Greater Wellington Regional Council are looking for investment to procure a larger fleet to keep up with growing capacity requirements.
New West Coast Partnership awarded to FirstGroup and Trenitalia
Taking over from Virgin, First Trenitalia will run services on the West Coast Main Line, with passengers set to benefit from more seats, extra services, simplified fares and station upgrades.
Northern retires first Pacer train after 32 years of service
Ahead of the arrival of brand new trains, unit 142005 has completed its final day of service for UK train operator, Northern, after it clocked-up more than three million miles of customer journeys.
Could smart ticketing technology signal the end of station barriers?
Queues in stations could be a thing of the past with new smart ticketing technology which detects an app on individuals smart phones and charges them automatically.
Canadian Pacific announces management changes
Canadian Pacific has announced new appointments and organisational changes which will support continued growth of the company in a global market.
Protecting railway tracks against the threat of mother nature
Focusing on mountainous routes of Upper Austria, ÖBB has invested €4.3 million in the protection of railway lines from rock fall and avalanches.
Spanish rail freight industry discontented, according to new report
A survey carried out by the CNMC has found that there is a degree of dissatisfaction among those within the freight industry while passengers are generally happier with the services.
Design approval granted for HS2 Euston vent shaft and substation
Dubbed the ‘sugar cube’, the eye-catching building will be the first major structure to be built at Euston for HS2, and will contain a substation, electrical equipment as well as a vent shaft for the Northern line.
Indian Government approves construction of new 108km rail line
The new line is will run between Vaibhavwadi and Kolhapur creating better connection on the west coast on India than ever before.
MP champions cross-sector collaboration in decarbonising transport sector
As the rail industry strives for carbon neutrality, MP Peter Kyle has seen how cross-industry cooperation will lead to decarbonised railways.
Port of Long Beach has chosen lead design for the $870 million rail project
HDR has been selected to streamline rail operations and bottlenecks at the second-busiest, but also one of the greenest ports in the U.S..
Increased metal theft in England and Wales continues to cause rail delays
Continued metal theft has had a severe impact on the delivery of rail services, with Network Rail reporting an 85 per cent increase in live railway cable theft, resulting in more than 950 hours of delays in England, Wales and Scotland, affecting more than 7,000 journeys.
HS2 uses augmented reality to train Old Oak Common station future staff
In a UK-first, the company delivering Britain’s new high-speed rail network is using augmented reality to train the staff who will eventually run the Old Oak Common ‘super hub’ – set to be one of the UK’s busiest and best-connected stations.
