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21 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
According to the rail industry’s independent safety body, Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB), state-of-the-art risk monitoring technology could soon be used to pinpoint faster, targeted improvements to safety and reliability on Britain’s railways at the push of a button.
20 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Britain’s rail companies have unveiled plans to run over 6,400 more passenger trains every week by 2021, running to more places more often, creating new opportunities and supporting jobs.
17 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
Neil Robertson, CEO of the National Skills Academy for Rail (NSAR) has warned that rail organisations could be missing out on substantial benefits if they are unprepared for the new apprenticeship levy.
17 March 2017 | By Global Railway Review
The Secretary of State for Transport has responded positively to the Transport for the North’s proposal to become England’s first sub-national Transport Body.
DB Cargo and GE Transportation have signed an agreement to digitise 250 locomotives across Germany, U.K, France and Poland over the next five years.
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Work begins in mid-March to renew and upgrade vital aspects of the track on the line which runs between Leeds and Manchester via Bradford Interchange and through Calderdale.
15 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
Hector Rail AB, a Swedish rail transport company, has ordered 15 Vectron alternating-current (AC) locomotives from Siemens.
15 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
The reconstruction and modernisation of the Kaliningrad–Yuzhny railway station will be completed by the end of 2017, according to participants of an interdepartmental meeting for the preparation of the station.
15 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has welcomed a new training course offering rail safety awareness training to the construction materials industry.
14 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
VolkerRail and Network Rail has begun upgrading the railway between Preston and Blackpool as part of the £1 billion Great North Rail Project.
10 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
In response to rising passenger demand and opportunities offered by new technology, rail industry leaders have forecast that thousands of new, state of the art trains will be rolling off production lines over the next three decades.
9 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
In support of National Apprentice Week, Great Western Railway has run Bristol Parkway Station for a day with current and former apprentices.
9 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
Virgin Trains is celebrating its 20th year on the West Coast Route this month and will be holding a number of celebrations to mark the occasion.
9 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
Great Western Railway, Stagecoach and The Oxford Bus Company have teamed up with Blenheim Palace to offer travel and reduced cost entry to the World Heritage site in a single transaction from Friday 10 March.
9 March 2017 | By Rachael Harper
Transport for Greater Manchester’s Metrolink Director, Peter Cushing, has welcomed his successor, Danny Vaughan, into the driving seat.
