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This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry from Rail Business UK. Balfour Beatty Vinci has completed the first major phase of work to launch the Duddeston Junction Viaduct over the Birmingham to Derby line, the first and longest in a series of five interconnecting viaducts on the approach to Curzon Street… The post UK rail industry news round-up first appeared on Rail…
A track geometry irregularity existed on the immediate approach to the point where a Southern train derailed near Lewes, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch reported on August 19 when it released an update on its ongoing investigation into the incident. Derailment timeline RAIB confirmed that at around 15.54 on August 13 train 1F34, the 14.24… The post Track irregularity was present before…
Southeastern train services to London Charing Cross and Waterloo East have resumed following what Network Rail said was a ‘once-in-a-generation’ 22-day closure for one of the biggest track renewal programmes to be delivered on the Southern region during the Control Period 7. The blockade from July 26 to August 16 followed 18 months of planning… The post London Charing Cross and Waterloo East…
The installation of electrification masts is now underway on the Borders Railway between Edinburgh and Tweedbank to enable the introduction of battery-electric trains,which is planned for the early 2030s. The Scottish government is spending £26.2m on electrification of 13 km of the 48 km route. There will be two sections of 25 kV 50 Hz… The post First electrification masts installed on the Borders…
Electrification component supplier Mosdorfer Rail has installed a Tensorex Sense real-time monitoring unit on the Sheffield Supertram network, enhancing the Tensorex C+ spring tensioning device to support predictive maintenance. Mosdorfer Rail said the deployment demonstrates ‘how simple digital transformation can be’, with an installation time of under an hour and easy configuration to provide…
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has launched a public engagement programme seeking feedback to inform its plans to replace the Sheffield Supertram fleet. The current vehicles are approaching the end of their service life. The new fleet is intended to play a central role in the integrated transport proposition being developed by the strategic mayoral… The post Feedback sought to inform…
German national railway group Deutsche Bahn has begun the process of selling British rail freight business DB Cargo UK, as it focuses its attention on markets closer to home. In a statement released on August 17, DB Cargo UK CEO Andrea Rossi said current parent company DB Cargo had ‘recently confirmed that its strategic focus… The post Deutsche Bahn puts DB Cargo UK up for sale as it focuses on…
The Office of Rail & Road has pre-approved a framework track access agreement which will enable Virgin Trains to use the high speed line between London and the Channel Tunnel. The announcement by the regulator on August 17 enables Virgin Trains and High Speed 1 infrastructure concessionaire London St Pancras High Speed to enter into… The post Virgin Trains’ Channel Tunnel plans ‘moving at pace’ as…
Following the required court approval, German track and rail infrastructure component supplier Vossloh completed its previously-annuounced £29m acquisition of British LiDAR specialist Cordel on August 13. Cordel uses Light Detection & Ranging laser measurement equipment installed on trains to create three-dimensional scans of the surrounding environment. The data collected is analysed using…
The Green Block has been awarded a five-year Transport for London contract to provide waste management services across the Elizabeth Line, which it says is one of the most significant contract wins in the company’s history and will introduce a ‘fundamentally different approach’ to managing waste within a complex multi-tenant environment. The contract covers 27… The post Rubbish collection on the…
