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3 days ago · ORR statistics shows operators revenue return to growth. There were just under 450 million journeys made by passengers between July and September this year, a 9% increase on the same quarter in 2023, according to the Office of Rail and Road, which has released its quarterly statistics.
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Dec 20, 2024 · Freightliner, in collaboration with the UK’s only railway wagon manufacturer WH Davis and Porterbrook, is spearheading a sustainable initiative to repurpose a fleet of redundant coal wagons into modern aggregate box wagons. GB Railfreight (GBRf) and Aggregate Industries have announced a four-year ...
Comment: open access, orders and changes on the railway
4 days ago · A production gap at Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe rolling stock assembly plant has been filled by an order for 14 five-car trainsets for use by FirstGroup on existing and approved open access services, with an option for a further 13 sets if regulatory approval is …
RAIB to publish Safety Digest after track workers involved in near …
3 days ago · The Rail Accident Investigation Branch is going to publish a Safety Digest after a near miss in November. A passenger train was travelling at 78mph at Morton Junction, between Chesterfield and Alfreton, at 0726 on November 27 when it was involved in a near miss with a group of track workers.
Class 66 thought to be the last for the UK arrives from Europe
1 day ago · Possibly the last Class 66 to be delivered to a UK operator - 266-015 (29003) - arrived at Immingham on December 4 and was taken by Allelys Heavy Haulage to Loughborough, for preparation to convert it as 66316.
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Open access plans for Fawley line and Paddington-Paignton route. ALSO IN THIS ISSUE. RAIL profile: Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander. Great British Railways
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Freightliner to repurpose coal wagons for sustainable freight. Freightliner, in collaboration with the UK’s only railway wagon manufacturer WH Davis and Porterbrook, is spearheading a sustainable initiative to repurpose a fleet of redundant coal wagons into modern aggregate box wagons.
Call for government to announce rail investment plans after survey ...
Nov 6, 2024 · Funds for Sheffield Supertram renewal - but officials 'looking at what it means' 19/11/2024. Officials at the South Yorkshire Mayor’s office are “still looking at what the Budget announcement means for Supertram”, after Chancellor Rachel Reeves allocated money to …
Rail Review
Dec 2, 2024 · Ticket offices and value in staff redeployment. Cost pressures are bearing down on the rail industry as revenue rises but not at a fast enough rate to cover the £2 billion gap between operating subsidy and income