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Tarmac opens rail-served construction materials depot in Rugby
07/10/2025

Tarmac opens rail-served construction materials depot in Rugby

UK: Tarmac has opened an aggregates materials depot on a previously unused rail-served site in Rugby which it has leased from Network Rail.

Modelling seeks to optimise energy consumption on Manchester Metrolink's Bury line
06/10/2025

Modelling seeks to optimise energy consumption on Manchester Metrolink's Bury line

UK: Manchester light rail operator Keolis Amey Metrolink has worked with University of Birmingham spin-out EneRail to optimise energy consumption on the section of the network linking Manchester Victoria with Bury Interchange.

Inverness rail freight terminal project awarded funding
03/10/2025

Inverness rail freight terminal project awarded funding

UK: The Scottish government has awarded West Fraser Ltd a Freight Facilities Grant of up to £3m towards the construction of a £11·2m rail freight terminal at its wood panel board factory at Dalcross near Inverness.

East Coast Main Line mobile connectivity boosted
03/10/2025

East Coast Main Line mobile connectivity boosted

UK: On-train mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity on the East Coast Main Line has been improved with the installation of additional phone masts between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Innovation Accelerator to support High Speed 2 project reset
02/10/2025

Innovation Accelerator to support High Speed 2 project reset

UK: Applications have opened for the latest round of the High Speed 2 Innovation Accelerator, which is intended to address three specific challenges as part of the government's 'reset' of the HS2 project.

UK railway news round-up
02/10/2025

UK railway news round-up

This week's round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.

Docklands Light Railway's first CAF trainset enters service
01/10/2025

Docklands Light Railway's first CAF trainset enters service

UK: The first of the 54 Class B23 trainsets which CAF is supplying for the Docklands Light Railway has entered passenger service on the automated light metro in east London.

Managing Director appointed as rail consultancy targets international growth
01/10/2025

Managing Director appointed as rail consultancy targets international growth

UK: Rail operations and strategy consultancy InnoRail has announced the appointment of Andy Watson as Managing Director.

Digital ticket trial goes live between Leeds and Harrogate
30/09/2025

Digital ticket trial goes live between Leeds and Harrogate

UK: The latest phase of the Department for Transport-sponsored digital pay-as-you-go ticketing trial programme has gone live on Northern Trains' Harrogate to Leeds route.

Real-time disruption map videos launched to help passengers during unexpected train delays
30/09/2025

Real-time disruption map videos launched to help passengers during unexpected train delays

UK: Visual Disruption Maps have been launched to explain what is happening when train services are disrupted, how services are affected and what travellers should do next.

Advisory council begins work on AI Action Plan for Rail
30/09/2025

Advisory council begins work on AI Action Plan for Rail

UK: Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy opened the inaugural meeting of the AI Advisory Council which has been established by strategic rail innovation body GBRX.

Richmond's 1937 Art Deco station restored
29/09/2025

Richmond's 1937 Art Deco station restored

UK: A major refurbishment of the 1937 Art Deco station at Richmond in southwest London has been completed, reversing later alterations and addressing weathering which had degraded the building's distinctive appearance.

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