Rail Business UK

19/06/2026

Report calls for whole-system approach to make rail travel more accessible

A whole-system approach is needed to improve disabled people’s experiences of rail travel, according to a report which says that staff training alone is not enough to ensure inclusive journeys. The report which brings together evidence from research, surveys, interviews and focus groups has be...

18/06/2026

UK rail industry news round-up

This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry from Rail Business UK. Quattro deployed its Rail Transposing Machines for the first time at Patchway Tunnel on June 5, when it worked with South Rail Systems Alliance Bristol to install six 709 rails. ‘It was great to see the RTM...

17/06/2026

Alstom tells suppliers it wants improved competitiveness, reduced time to market and more certainty

16/06/2026

Cardiff Bay tram-train signalling contract awarded

Transport for Wales has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply the signalling for the first phase of the Cardiff Crossrail tram-train project, which will connect Cardiff Central station with Cardiff Bay. Siemens Mobility will design, build, integrate and commission two signalling systems. One...

15/06/2026

Regulator to lower fees for third party investors in rail

13/06/2026

Porterbrook opens electrified rail testing loop at Long Marston

A 3.5 km electrified testing loop has opened at Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire, enabling uninterrupted testing with the potential for more than 1 600 km of distance accumulation per week at speeds up to 50 mile/h. ‘The Rail Innovation Centre at Long Marston is ...

13/06/2026

NaviLens makes Belfast Grand Central station more accessible

Translink says Belfast Grand Central is the first integrated rail and bus station in the UK, and the second anywhere after Amsterdam, to provide NaviLens navigation technology to enhance accessibility for visually impaired people. NaviLens provides wayfinding and passenger information through real-t...

13/06/2026

Tyne & Wear Metro hosts COMET urban rail knowledge sharing group

Tyne & Wear Metro operator Nexus has hosted the annual western conference of the Community of Metros benchmarking group, bringing urban rail operators from around the world together in Newcastle to share ideas and innovations. COMET provides a forum for metro organisations to discuss their exper...

12/06/2026

Polish train seat manufacturer appoints Grinsty Rail as UK agent

11/06/2026

Lumo to introduce Starlink wi-fi on East Coast train fleet

Open access passenger train operator Lumo is to introduce Starlink wi-fi technology on its East Coast Main Line services between London King’s Cross, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Starlink provides high-speed low-latency internet access using a network of Low Earth Orbit satellites and reliable antennas....