Trains for the Liverpool City Region achieve key milestone as car-body production progresses and final assembly is set to start
The new fleet of Stadler trains, being introduced on to the Merseyrail network from 2020, has reached a highly significant point in the manufacturing process, with the first car-bodies nearing [...]
Railways could be totally renationalised in five years according to Labour Shadow Chancellor
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell has declared that a Labour Government could completely renationalise the United Kingdom’s railways in five years, the BBC has reported. Labour’s 2017 manifesto pledged to [...]
Northern unveils first digital train
Northern has given customers a glimpse into the future with the launch of its first fully refurbished train, now out on the network. The delivery of 243 refurbished trains is [...]
ORR Inquiry concludes passengers let down by rail industry failures
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), chaired by Stephen Glaister, has today published its interim Inquiry report into what caused the May 2018 timetable disruption, which led to passengers [...]
Porterbrook and University of Birmingham sign partnership to develop HydroFlex – the UK’s first hydrogen train
Porterbrook has entered into an MoU with the University of Birmingham’s Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education (‘BCRRE’) to create HydroFlex - the UK's first hydrogen powered train. The [...]
Rolls-Royce and Porterbrook launch first hybrid rail project in the UK with MTU Hybrid PowerPacks
Rolls-Royce and Porterbrook, the UK’s largest owner of passenger rolling stock, have agreed the delivery of MTU Hybrid PowerPacks that can convert Class 168 and Class 170 ‘Turbostar’ DMUs from [...]
Investment in rail industry is transforming Derby says Lilian Greenwood
Transport Select Committee Chair Lilian Greenwood has praised Derby’s contribution to the UK’s rail sector, following visits to see the Derby Resignalling project and the Balfour Beatty Rail Innovation Centre. Derby [...]
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Interview: Johnny Schute
Sam Sherwood-Hale spoke to Johnny Schute, the new Chief Operating Officer of the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) Johnny [...]
Finding a new culture for the railway
Chris Cheek ruminates on the problems of political control and calls for a realistic approach to profit and a change [...]
Improving stations for passengers in and around London
Tim Bellenger, Director of Policy and Investigation at London TravelWatch asks how stations can attract passengers to a rail business [...]
The future of transport is multi-modal
Stephen Bottom, Director of Transport at AHR Building Consultancy, takes a look at the impact of multimodal transport interchanges Multimodal [...]
Fostering the future of safety
Coen van Gulijk from the Institute of Railway Research at the University of Huddersfield, analyses technology in safety management systems [...]
Wellbeing vs safety
Chris Acton, Head of Rail Safety UK&I at AECOM, takes a look at attitudes towards mental health in the workplace [...]
How to stop a hack
The rail industry is increasingly viewed as a viable target by cyber-criminals, and the stakes for effectively guarding against attacks [...]
Global supply chain risks rise
Chris Laws, Head of Product Development – Supply & Compliance at Dun & Bradstreet explains how data can keep transport [...]