In The News | 5th March 2024 | Latest Rail News

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InTheNews: The latest rail news on Tuesday, 5th March 2024

One of the UK’s busiest railway lines has reopened after a train partially derailed when it hit an object on the track on Monday.

An article on The Standard says South Western Railway (SWR) confirmed the line between Woking and Surbiton had reopened on Tuesday morning, but people were still advised to check their journey before travelling.

Rail Partners says that its freight operator members are ready to invest in improving and further decarbonising rail freight, providing the Government can deliver the conditions to grow the market to enable the market to grow.

A report launched this week outlines how operators will work in partnership with Government to deliver the economic and environmental benefits of freight, through investment in trains, its workforce, and new technologies.

Rail Partners’ report ‘Freight Britain: An engine for green growth’ follows a commitment from the Department for Transport to grow rail freight by no less than 75 per cent by 2050.

The report offers a route to delivering on that target – and securing the benefits freight brings to the economy and the environment.

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Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has completed its back office migration to the Unicard HOPS (Host or Operator Processing System) solution that will support smart ticketing for all train operators in Britain. RDG back-office delivers smartcard services for the wider rail industry.

The RDG says the transition to digital ticketing is important for the rail industry, with more and more customers opting to use them over traditional paper tickets.

The innovative solution offered by Unicard is a cloud-based platform that supports smart-ticketing solutions for multiple train operators rather than a traditionally hosted of the power used being renewable and is the first of its kind in the rail sector.

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) is asking visitors, rail enthusiasts, and film lovers for vital support to repair Bridge 27A as part of its latest fundraising appeal.

Goathland Station, known as the filming location of Hogsmeade Station in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, is accessed using Bridge 27A, built in 1935 in its current form.

Due to weather conditions and time, the steel girders that give strength to the structure of the bridge have been negatively impacted, making it unsafe for vehicles to cross.

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Photo credit: Mike Braham

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