# orr (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover orr. Page: Feed: --- ## [Platforms installed for ‘technically challenging’ Old Oak Common HS2 station](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/high-speed-2/2026/08/21/platforms-installed-for-technically-challenging-old-oak-common-hs2-station/) _2026-08-21 · Andrew Grantham · Rail Business UK_ Installation of the below-ground platforms has been completed at the future High Speed 2 station in west London. Chris Howe reports from Old Oak Common. Old Oak Common is ‘one of the most technically challenging stations currently being built in the UK’, according to Steve O’Sullivan, Project Director at the BBVS joint venture of Balfour… The post Platforms installed for ‘technically challenging’… ## [GB Railfreight switches transport of track treatment equipment from road to rail](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/gb-railfreight/2026/08/21/gb-railfreight-switches-transport-of-track-treatment-equipment-from-road-to-rail/) _2026-08-21 · Rail Business UK · Rail Business UK_ Freight operator GB Railfreight has transported rail head treatment and weedkilling modules by rail, replacing a transfer which is traditionally undertaken by lorry. The operator transported 11 water jetter modules between its operational headquarters in Peterborough and its maintenance hub at Wigan Springs Branch, and returned 10 weed spray modules from Wigan to Peterborough. It… The post GB… ## [Rail contractor’s first aid drills test all-round emergency response skills](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/research-training-skills/2026/08/21/rail-contractors-first-aid-drills-test-all-round-emergency-response-skills/) _2026-08-21 · Rail Business UK · Rail Business UK_ Rail contractor QTS Group has introduced a series of first aid drills designed to test the team’s response in a live safety emergency. Rather than focusing on first aid techniques alone, the scenarios focus on the non-technical skills, testing how a whole team manages an emergency including communication, delegation, calling the emergency and evacuating a… The post Rail contractor’s first aid… ## [Eurostar Class 373 high speed train fitted with ETCS](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/eurostar/2026/08/20/65790/) _2026-08-20 · Railway Gazette International · Rail Business UK_ Eurostar has returned to service the first of its e300 trainsets to be equipped with ETCS. The Class 373 trainsets were built for the launch of Channel Tunnel services in the 1990s, and eight remain in use. Eurostar said installing ETCS would support their continued operations in the medium term by extending the life of… The post Eurostar Class 373 high speed train fitted with ETCS first appeared… ## [UK rail industry news round-up](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/news/2026/08/20/uk-rail-industry-news-round-up-18/) _2026-08-20 · Rail Business UK · Rail Business UK_ 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… ## [Track irregularity was present before Lewes derailment](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/raib/2026/08/19/track-irregularity-was-present-before-lewes-derailment/) _2026-08-19 · Andrew Grantham · Rail Business UK_ 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… ## [London Charing Cross and Waterloo East reopen after ‘once-in-a-generation’ £20m engineering programme](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/infrastructure/2026/08/19/london-charing-cross-and-waterloo-east-reopen-after-once-in-a-generation-20m-engineering-programme/) _2026-08-19 · Andrew Grantham · Rail Business UK_ 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… ## [First electrification masts installed on the Borders Railway](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/electrification/2026/08/19/first-electrification-masts-installed-on-the-borders-railway/) _2026-08-19 · Rail Business UK · Rail Business UK_ 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… ## [Real-time monitoring unit installed on tramway electrification equipment](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/sheffield-supertram/2026/08/19/real-time-monitoring-unit-installed-on-tramway-electrification-equipment/) _2026-08-19 · Rail Business UK · Rail Business UK_ 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… ## [Feedback sought to inform Sheffield Supertram fleet replacement](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/sheffield-supertram/2026/08/18/feedback-sought-to-inform-sheffield-supertram-fleet-replacement/) _2026-08-18 · Rail Business UK · Rail Business UK_ 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… ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UnHq6VfRahaI) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [Deutsche Bahn puts DB Cargo UK up for sale as it focuses on central Europe](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/freight/2026/08/17/deutsche-bahn-puts-db-cargo-uk-up-for-sale-as-it-focuses-on-central-europe/) _2026-08-17 · Rail Business UK · Rail Business UK_ 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… ## [Virgin Trains’ Channel Tunnel plans ‘moving at pace’ as access to High Speed 1 is approved](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/virgin-trains/2026/08/17/virgin-trains-channel-tunnel-plans-moving-at-pace-as-access-to-high-speed-1-is-approved/) _2026-08-17 · Andrew Grantham · Rail Business UK_ 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… ## [Vossloh completes acquisition of LiDAR specialist Cordel](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/business/2026/08/17/vossloh-completes-acquisition-of-lidar-specialist-cordel/) _2026-08-17 · Rail Business UK · Rail Business UK_ 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… ## [Rubbish collection on the Elizabeth Line goes high tech](https://www.railbusinessuk.com/elizabeth-line-crossrail/2026/08/17/rubbish-collection-on-the-elizabeth-line-goes-high-tech/) _2026-08-17 · Rail Business UK · Rail Business UK_ 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…