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GCRE signs another partnership agreement
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) and Thales GTS have signed a partnership to work together on future rail projects.
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Images revealed of UK’s first ‘Beacon’ bridge
The ‘Beacon' bridge is the first of its kind in the UK and will give rail passengers using Garforth station a safe, step-free option for the first time.
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Milestone reached in Alpha Trains and Alstom locomotives partnership
The 100th Traxx locomotive has now been offered as part of the Alpha Trains and Alstom full service package.
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GATX and Nevomo to jointly develop new MagRail capabilities for rail freight
MagRail Booster technology will be installed on GATX Rail Europe supplied freight wagons and tested on rail infrastructure equipped with the system's trackside devices.
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Northern’s depot upgrades will boost capacity and reliability for passengers
Train depot upgrades will enable longer Northern trains to operate between Cumbria and Manchester, improving capacity for passengers.
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Rail business leaders urge PM not to delay GBR rail reform legislation
Over 60 rail business leaders have written to the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, urging him not to delay in bringing forward legislation to enact the government’s rail reform plans in the coming Parliamentary year.
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Freightliner opens its first Operational Training Academy
The Academy will prepare Freightliner’s freight train drivers for the in-cab digital signalling being introduced on the UK's East Coast Main Line.
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Local businesses urged to have their say on Midlands Rail Hub
Midlands Connect are urging local businesses to complete a short survey to support the future strategy along the Midlands Rail Hub route.
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OUIGO España: high quality, high-speed services at low costs
Sergio Barcena, Director of Operations Planning and Maintenance at OUIGO España, shares his insight into delivering sustainable high-speed rail services that don’t require passengers to choose between affordability and quality.
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Q&A with Martin Prior of GBRTT: Travel Snapshot analysis
Martin Prior, Head of Revenue Analysis and Reporting at Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT), speaks to Global Railway Review about the GBRTT Train Travel Snapshot analysis, detailing some of its key takeaways and findings.
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Images: Network Rail finish reliability upgrade on Norfolk and Suffolk rail lines
A package of works to keep trains running and improve level crossings on Norfolk and Suffolk local rail lines has been completed by Network Rail.
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Great Northern introduces more mobile assistance teams
Two new mobile assistance teams have started work in a trial to further support disabled passengers at six small stations in Hertfordshire and north London.
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Transport for Wales sign client agreement with GCRE
Transport for Wales have signed a heads of terms agreement to become a major commercial client of the Global Centre of Rail Excellence.
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International rail ticketing platform launches in the UK
Set to rival other rail ticketing platforms, Rail Online has now launched in the UK offering fairer fares to British rail passengers.
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How Switzerland wants to develop rail transport
Dr Peter Füglistaler, Director of the Federal Office of Transport (FOT), discusses the ways in which both passenger and rail freight transport in Switzerland must be developed, including the need to expand infrastructure and the potential for Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC).