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Porterbrook wins Innovate UK funding for Class 170 emissions reduction trial

Porterbrook has secured funding for trial fitment of emissions reduction technology on one of its most widely operated Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) fleets. The £400k...

HydroFLEX secures funding for hydrogen-powered train design

The UK’s first hydrogen-powered train (HydroFLEX) is moving closer to commercial operation after the University of Birmingham has been awarded new funding by the...

HS2 launches Innovation Accelerator initiative to drive new ideas for the project

HS2 Ltd has put itself firmly at the vanguard of Britain's technological creativity as it launches a new start-up 'Innovation Accelerator' – a call...

3Squared signs Competency Management Solution deal with Network Rail

Sheffield-based digital technology consultancy 3Squared has signed a 3-year deal, with an option to extend for 10 years, to supply its RailSmart Competency Management...

Quieter brakes for freight trains: Knorr-Bremse expands portfolio

Knorr-Bremse extends systems expertise in the field of brake equipment For the first time the company is offering volume-produced low-noise brake blocks for...

3Squared-led consortium wins RSSB Dynamic Train Planning Competition

A consortium led by Sheffield-based railway technology company 3Squared has won Government funding to develop an innovative solution to help rail freight plan short...

Ten new projects funded by RSSB to improve rail’s performance

Ten new projects, funded by rail research body RSSB, will help industry explore using data to improve performance and manage short term planning more...

Railway Industry Association next Unlocking Innovation webinars to explore Digital Railway

The Railway Industry Association (RIA)'s well-regarded Unlocking Innovation events will return on the week commencing 29 June with a series of webinars looking at...

Hird Rail introduces new unique sleepers to reduce noise and vibration to the London Underground

The Hird Rail Development and Lankhorst Engineered Products team have achieved full TfL product approval for the KLP® Hybrid Polymer Sleepers. A substantial reduction in...

LNER signals better mobile connections

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has announced plans in partnership with mobile phone operator O2 to boost network coverage along a 45-mile stretch of...

Thameslink operator uses Siemens Mobility technology to assist with safe social distancing on trains

Thameslink and Great Northern operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is using innovative technology from Siemens Mobility to monitor the number of passengers on its...

3Squared signs five-year extension agreement with East Midlands Railway

Sheffield-based rail technology specialists 3Squared is pleased to announce it has signed an extension with East Midlands Railway (EMR) for the train operator to...
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Claire Mann appointed Transport for London’s Chief Operating Officer

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that Claire Mann, who is currently Managing Director of South Western Railway (SWR), has been appointed TfL’s Chief...

Transport Secretary announces measures to improve transport connectivity across the UK

Work on road improvements and rail upgrades will boost business and improve connectivity across the UK, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has claimed in his...

Hitachi Rail pioneers world first declaration to track the ethical life cycle of trains

Hitachi Rail says it is the first manufacturer in the world to be able to track not just the environmental impacts of its products,...

GCRE strengthens international credentials with Contrax agreement

"The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) is a facility with genuinely worldwide potential", that was the message from GCRE Chief Executive Simon Jones as the...