news Autumn storms cost railway £21 million in lost revenue 22 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen The Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT) found that UK storms in Autumn, including Babet and Pia, cost £21 million in lost revenue.
news Railway Industry Association hails strong progress on increased passenger levels 22 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen The UK Railway Industry Association (RIA) has responded to the progress on increased passenger levels, detailed by the ORR.
article OFF THE RAILS: GBRTT’s Emily Lightowler 21 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen In this week's 'Off the Rails', I spoke to GBRTT's Programme Director in Business Planning and Financial Planning, Emily Lightowler.
news Northern leaders vote to have Avanti West Coast’s contract terminated and taken back into public control 21 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen Avanti West Coast have had their contract terminated by the Transport for the North Board, due to their recent performance.
news Amtrak begins major Harrisburg Line track renewal 20 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen The American operator Amtrak are embarking on a major track renewal project, on the Harrisburg Line, minimising disruption to passengers.
news COMMENT: Amtrak reacts to FY24 Appropriations Bill 19 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen A spokesperson from the American operating company Amtrak has responded to the US FY24 Appropriations Bill.
news East West Rail’s potential ‘perfectly illustrated’ by huge success of reopened Scottish railway 19 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen The East West Rail Company have argued that the reopening of the Scottish Borders Rail is the perfect case study for the potential of EWR.
news CN: The Milton Logistics Hub is critical to North American supply chains 18 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen The Canadian National Railway (CN) have issued a release, while reviewing a Federal court's decision on the Milton Logistics Hub.
news COMMENT: ALLRAIL responds to UTK’s approval of PKP Intercity 14 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen ALLRAIL have issued a release, responding to the approval of PKP Intercity's application to Poland's UTK, calling for an investigation.
news SYSTRA expands its footprint in Newcastle upon Tyne 13 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen The engineering and consulting group SYSTRA, which focuses on the transport and mobility sector, are expanding its footprint in Newcastle.
article OFF THE RAILS: Austrade’s David Fisken 7 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen In this week's installment of 'Off the Rails', I spoke to David Fisken, Investment Director for UK and Ireland at the Austrade.
news Porterbrook completes purchase of Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre 7 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen British rolling stock company Porterbrook have completed their purchase of Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.
news Rail Delivery Group moves to industry-first cloud-based system to improve the smart ticketing infrastructure for rail 5 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen Rail Delivery Group (RDG) have moved to a new industry-first cloud-based system to improve their smart ticketing infrastructure for rail.
news Virginia and North Carolina are home to the busiest Amtrak stations in the Southeast 1 March 2024 | By Emily Budgen American operator Amtrak have found that more people are travelling by train than ever before, stopping at Virginia and North Carolina.
news Baltic public opinion survey reveals recognition of Rail Baltica economic impact and prioritises connectivity needs 29 February 2024 | By Emily Budgen Recent research has shown that public awareness of the Rail Baltica project, in the Baltic region, extends to the economic benefits.
