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Will the orange ‘magstripe’ train tickets soon be extinct?
UK operator Northern says it will use five million fewer iconic, orange ‘magstripe’ train tickets this year, thanks to Northern customers’ continued switch to digital alternatives.
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Great Western Railway extends Class 802 maintenance contract
Hitachi Rail will maintain Great Western Railway's (GWR) West of England fleet of 36 Class 802 Intercity Express Trains until 2028 and bring millions of pounds in investment in the UK supply chain.
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TransPennine Express launches digital info screen at Lockerbie station
Train operator, TransPennine Express, is using digital technology to give customers an improved journey experience.
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Revolutionising wheelchair boarding: Simplify Engineering’s fully automatic PRM lift
Simplify Engineering has developed a new PRM boarding lift to solve the challenges faced by wheelchair users when boarding trains.
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Network Rail starts roof renovations at London Waterloo station
Network Rail are refurbishing London Waterloo’s 100-year-old station to replace the existing glazing and support structures and bring the roof back to its former glory.
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GoMedia recognised for its accessible wayfinding solution for passengers with sight loss
Icomera subsidiary, GoMedia, has won two awards for its accessible wayfinding solution for passengers with sight loss, ‘Visor’.
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ScotRail adds more carriages to Mallaig on its Highland Explorer services
ScotRail has operated the first of its Highland Explorer carriages, which have 20 cycle spaces and were a UK-first, on the Mallaig branch of the West Highland Line.
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British Sign Language travel advice rolled out at major stations
Network Rail have installed British Sign Language travel announcement touchscreens at eight major stations.
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Access For All: Interview with TransPennine Express’ Chris Jeffery
For Global Railway Review’s ‘Access For All’ interview series, Chris Jeffery, Accessibility & Transport Integration Manager at TransPennine Express, explains how the operator is passionate about accessibility, and the importance of consulting both their accessibility panels and customers with disabilities to ensure they can deliver a train service that is…
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Cross City line flood protection work to bring more reliable journeys
Network Rail are undertaking drainage improvement work on the Cross City line south throughout May to offer more reliable journeys.
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New Passenger Assist Points to be installed at Northern stations
Northern are to install eight Passenger Assist Points across its stations to help make travel easier for passengers with accessibility needs.
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Railway investments will make the Norwegian transport sector greener
Jon-Ivar Nygård, Norway’s Minister of Transport, explains that despite a large maintenance backlog and outdated infrastructure, the Norwegian government is committed to making improvements to the country’s rail network with a raft of changes including new infrastructure, new trains, new digital signalling, shifting more freight to rail and strengthening cross-border…
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Q&A with Lucie Anderton, UIC: High-speed rail and sustainability
In this video interview, Lucie Anderton, Head of Sustainability at the UIC, spoke to Global Railway Review about some of the challenges of building and operating high-speed rail in a sustainable way, and how fast trains can be integrated with other modes of transport to create sustainable mobility networks.
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Q&A with Navneet Kaushik, NCRTC: Implementing the RRTS project across India’s NCR
In this video interview, Navneet Kaushik, Director Systems and Operation at NCRTC, spoke to Global Railway Review about the significance of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) being developed across the National Capital Region of India.
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Access For All: Interview with VIA Rail’s Catherine Langlois
Taking part in Global Railway Review’s first ‘Access For All’ interview series is Catherine Langlois, Senior Advisor - Universal Accessibility at VIA Rail, who highlights some of the accessibility features on board the operator’s new fleet, and how they strive to be Canada’s most accessible national and intercity mode of…