Virgin Trains on track for 50 million passengers ahead of HS2
A new report by Campaign for Better Transport stated the ‘transformative’ investment in the Virgin High Frequency (VHF) timetable has underpinned growth.
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Network Rail’s action plan is approved by Office of Rail and Road
Network Rail describes a number of new actions it will take to identify and address the underlying issues impacting train performance.
Virtual technology could help train the future employees of Virgin Trains
Virgin Trains has partnered with students to help develop virtual reality technology to aid training in health and safety for new recruits.
Visibility must be a top priority as Network Rail begins new funding cycle
With Control Period 6 beginning, the Railway Industry Association highlights how a visible delivery of consistent rail infrastructure work is imperative.
Network Rail’s multi-billion pound investment will be passenger-centric
The plans show how the company will spend over £42 billion to increase reliability and improve performance over the next five years.
ORR introduces new regulatory policy for holding Network Rail to account
The new policy allows ORR to target those areas that have the most serious impact and detriment to passengers, freight customers and funders.
Hull Trains reaches a milestone with entire new fleet arriving in Europe
The building of the trains began in Japan in May 2018. By October 2018, the first of the five trains was ready to be shipped to Italy, and now, for the first time, all five trains are in Europe together.
New high-speed service between London and Edinburgh is confirmed
The news that FirstGroup has procured Hitachi’s latest AT300 125mph intercity electric trains confirms that the new high-speed service will be going ahead.
Britain’s railway to use new punctuality measures to help improve performance
From April 2019 and as part of an ongoing plan to improve performance and reduce delays, Britain’s train operators and Network Rail will publish new measures of train punctuality.
A fast-charging system has been revealed for Class 230 battery trains
The capabilities of the patented fast-charge system have been successfully demonstrated to the Department for Transport and Innovate UK.
New homes could benefit from green energy sourced from HS2
According to HS2 Ltd, the company building Britain’s new high-speed rail network, heat recycled from high-speed trains could power hundreds of new homes.
LNER announces new Azuma trains will enter service in May
The first Azuma train will run on the London - Leeds route, with further trains being phased into service on the rest of the route over the coming months.
Network Rail announces preferred bidders for final track work contracts
The latest contract award covers work in London North West, London North East and East Midlands routes.
New report says rail electrification can be 33-50 per cent cheaper
RIA’s Electrification Cost Challenge report contains examples from both the UK and internationally to show how the cost of electrification has already reduced.
For the first time in the UK, the JAM card is introduced to rail
Virgin Trains is now ‘JAM card friendly’, which has been extremely successful in Northern Ireland with over 20,000 cards in circulation and 2,000 app users.