Stagecoach joins Intelligent Mobility Accelerator to drive transport industry innovation
Stagecoach is to join the Intelligent Mobility (IM) Accelerator in Milton Keynes, to play its part in developing further innovation within the transport industry. The IM Accelerator is a partnership [...]
Network Rail reaches major milestone in railway upgrade in Northamptonshire
Network Rail has successfully completed 12 weeks of major improvement work to the railway in Northamptonshire as part of the Midland Main Line Upgrade. The work saw two of four [...]
Tender for new £5bn railway track alliances launched
Network Rail is inviting suppliers to bid for the next generation of track work contracts, the largest of its kind being undertaken for the upcoming funding period. Signalling the start [...]
Siemens Mobility Limited to be awarded TfL contract to design and manufacture a new generation of Tube trains
Siemens Mobility Limited to design and manufacture 94 new, state-of-the-art Deep Tube trains to serve the Piccadilly line TfL confirmed today (15 June 2018) its intention to award Siemens Mobility [...]
Contactless journeys now available to view on the go via free TfL app
Customers using contactless payment cards in London can now view their journey history on the go following the latest update to the free TfL Oyster and contactless app. Half of [...]
Full train service to resume from Monday as overnight track repair scheduled
A full train service for Greater Anglia services on the Great Eastern Main Line will resume from Monday, with engineers scheduled to install a new specialist piece of track overnight [...]
Network Rail streamlines procurement process to encourage SMEs
Network Rail has launched its new technology Supplier Qualification System (SQS), designed to improve market engagement, provide greater visibility of business opportunities and reduce the time it takes to award [...]
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The case against HS2
Quentin Macdonald, Systems Engineering Principal at HSUK, lets rip with his views on HS2 In evidence to the House of [...]
Keeping up with the other modes
Mike Wallace, transport and ticketing expert at PA Consulting Group, takes a look at the opportunities rail has to integrate [...]
Signalling the way ahead
Sam Sherwood-Hale spoke to Andrew Swanson, recently appointed as head of engineering in the Rail team at Kier Group Tell [...]
The impact of flooding on the UK transport system
Whilst flooding is usually portrayed in the media as impacting upon residents in their homes, the effects are much more [...]
Data breaches and defenses
James Barrett, Senior Director EMEA at Endace, explains why GWR should not be derailed following data breach The value of [...]
The Digital Railway: the major project
Lucy Prior explains why the complex but necessary shift in signalling technology is of particular interest to the Rail Alliance [...]
Electrification and the potential for South Wales
Noel Dolphin from the Campaign to Electrify Britain’s Railway highlights the tangible benefits that can be generated from the electrification [...]
Investing in the country’s future workforce
The next generation of rail engineers will have to be experts in high-speed rail, Mark Coleman explains what is being [...]