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RIA announces shortlists for Rail Industry Supplier Excellence (RISE) Awards
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) have announced the shortlists for the 2020 Rail Industry Supplier Excellence (RISE) Awards. The RISE Awards are open to all RIA members and aim to [...]
Welsh Government to take rail franchise under public control
In the face of dramatic falls in passenger numbers the Welsh Government has decided to bring the Wales and Borders rail franchise under public control. Transport Minister Ken Skates said [...]
Bombardier signs three-year services contract extension for Arriva CrossCountry
Bombardier Transportation has announced today that it has signed a three-year extension to its Train Services Agreement (TSA) with Arriva CrossCountry, in the United Kingdom, with the option of a [...]
Serco appoints new Caledonian Sleeper Managing Director
Serco, the international services company and transport specialist, has appointed Kathryn Darbandi as the new Managing Director for the Caledonian Sleeper service. Kathryn will take up her new role in [...]
500th bogie overhaul completed at Siemens Mobility’s Bogie Service Centre
Siemens Mobility’s UK Bogie Service Centre in Lincoln has marked a significant milestone with the completion of its 500th bogie overhaul for the Siemens UK fleet of trains. The 500th [...]
HS2 welcomes over 400 apprentices onto the project
HS2 has announced that 412 new apprenticeship opportunities have been created on the landmark project. The latest figures come just a month after main construction works on the Birmingham – [...]
Rail business leader Colin Flack awarded OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List
An Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal has been awarded to industry leader and entrepreneur Colin Flack in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020. The Queen’s Birthday Honours [...]
SLC Operations Ltd becomes the UK’s newest train operator
An ambitious new train operator, SLC Operations Ltd, has announced that it has been granted a non-passenger train licence by the ORR having met its rigorous safety, standards and processes. [...]
HS2 awards contract for first two London tunnelling machines
HS2 Ltd has signed the contract for the first two giant tunnelling machines for London’s HS2 tunnels, marking significant progress on the southern stretch of HS2. The tunnel boring machines [...]
Rail industry to benefit from £1.8 million robot tech and data project
A new £1.8 million project led by the University of Huddersfield is investigating how cutting edge-technology and data analysis could improve the efficiency and reliability of how the UK’s railway [...]
Network Rail using innovative technology to transform project planning and delivery
Network Rail is working with technology startup nPlan to use Machine Learning technology across its portfolio of projects, potentially transforming the way major rail projects are delivered across Britain. Through [...]
Luxfer showcases hydrogen-powered ‘world firsts’ at 2020’s largest hydrogen event
Tipped to be the largest online conference and exhibition of its nature this year, October’s Mission Hydrogen welcomes the ‘who’s who’ from the sector including Luxfer Gas Cylinders, as it [...]
Plaque unveiled at Chatham Station, dedicated to Asquith Xavier who was a pioneer for black equality
A plaque in honour of Asquith Xavier, the pioneer for black equality who successfully broke the racist ‘colour bar’ at Euston station over 50 years ago, was unveiled in Chatham [...]
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Collaboration as an aide to electrification: renewal of Nexus Metro
In the context of big projects, there is a tendency to focus on technical details, standards, hard facts and tangible [...]
Keeping electrification on track
Roger Brereton of Pailton Engineering explains the importance of design flexibility and argues that tier two suppliers will play a [...]
Covid-19 and the role of ventilation
Malcolm Youll, Managing Director at Weiss Technik UK Ltd, asks, as the UK emerges from the Coronavirus lockdown, what needs [...]
Rail infrastructure and the green recovery
Dr Stephanie Wray reflects on the impact that the coronavirus pandemic will have on our approach to sustainability for major [...]
Should the rail industry be looking beyond earned value management?
Donna Butchart, MD of Prōject EU Ltd, looks at efficiency in financial management With the number of UK rail passenger [...]
Making the connection: Northern Powerhouse Rail
Zoe McLernon, Policy Manager of Multimodal at Logistics UK, provides an overview of the programme and explains why an improved [...]
All change, please
Chris has been pondering the anniversary of the start of his own commuting career back in 1962 and it prompted [...]
Surveying through all stages
PBH have a long history in railway surveying and our teams have expertise in both innovative surveying techniques alongside track [...]
Digital Transformation
Digital Transformation has become more prevalent than ever for the rail industry, especially during the pandemic Practically overnight businesses had [...]
Digital recruitment – friend or foe?
Dr Stephen Fletcher, occupational psychologist at the OPC reflects on the growth of digital recruitment and psychological assessment within the [...]