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UK’s largest single passenger information display introduced at London Victoria Station
The five metre by 2.5m full-colour LED display is the largest and clearest single passenger information display in the UK.
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Building passenger confidence: The Southeastern SeatFinder capacity tool
John Till, Head of Information Delivery at Southeastern, tells Global Railway Review more about how their new ‘SeatFinder’ capacity tool, which allows the operator to change the way they analyse and use train load data so that they can continue to make improvements that provide confidence and reassurance to passengers.
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Northern to introduce real-time train information for passengers
'Know Your Train' will allow Northern passengers to find out a wide range of information about the train that they will be travelling on in real-time.
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Bombardier Transportation receives TWINDEXX Vario order from Lower Saxony
An additional 14 TWINDEXX Vario double-deck coaches have been ordered from Bombardier Transportation for use in northwest Germany.
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Innovative solutions keep Metro Trains Melbourne rolling stock on track
Metro Trains Melbourne (Metro) is keeping its trains maintained to the highest standard to improve the experience for passengers, with the latest technical upgrades keeping fleets performing at their best.
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ORR insists that better passenger information is needed to drive industry change
The UK's Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has called for passengers to receive more effective advice and reassurance during disruption, with clear and reliable information.
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The link between perceived travel time and real-time information systems
Time - the world’s most precious commodity, and one we can’t create any more of. But just how precious is it? One way of thinking about it is in terms of opportunity cost — or what economists call 'the value of what you forgo by doing one thing and not…
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Southeastern becomes first UK TOC to share train load data directly with passengers
Southeastern, the train company running services into London and the South East, is the first in the UK to share train load data directly with passengers so they can understand carriage capacity before boarding services and social distance more effectively.
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New Thameslink information screens at St Pancras improve passenger experience
Thameslink passengers using St Pancras station will now benefit from clearer, more comprehensive information on seven new screens at the street-level entrance to the operator’s subterranean platforms.
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New LED passenger information screen on trial at London Waterloo station
On trial until December 2020, the high-definition colour screen will provide passengers with easy-to-understand up-to-the-minute journey information.
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UK DfT awards funding for new tech to revolutionise rail travel
The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT), in partnership with Innovate UK, has awarded 25 pioneering projects a share of £9.4 million to fund innovative projects that will make railways cleaner, greener and more passenger-friendly.
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National Rail to notify passengers of busy trains and stations before beginning journey
The new system introduced by National Rail will help to enable social distancing and keep passengers safe while travelling.
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Keeping the human centric approach as the UK plans to reopen its railways
Tom Meacock, Client Director, Strategic Rail at Atkins, looks at the critical issues facing the rail sector as we look to the ‘new normal’ and how might we respond to them.