Listen to this audio excerpt from Grace Lauderdale, exploration project manager for the Training Systems Office at NASA Johnson: In preparation for their mission around the Moon inside NASA’s Orion spacecraft, the Artemis II crew will spend countless hours training inside the Orion Mission Simulator. The simulator replicates what the crew will experience inside the spacecraft and […]
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Alstom’s Crewe Works secures contract to overhaul Class 465 bogies
Alstom has secured a £20 million contract with Eversholt Rail for the overhaul of almost 400 bogies for Southeastern’s Class 465 Networker fleet in the UK. The project covers up to 398 power bogies shared across 97 four-car units, which will undergo a full mileage-based overhaul at Alstom’s Crewe Works over two years. The scope […]
Avanti West Coast introduces pioneering initiative for employees to submit ideas
Avanti West Coast has introduced a pioneering initiative that utilises technology to capture and develop employee ideas – marking a first for the rail industry. Titled ‘Ignite a Change’ the program provides employees with an innovative technology platform to submit suggestions to improve the business and customer experience. Working with Sideways 6, an idea management […]
TRU offers £250,000 in grants to local organisations
The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has this week confirmed that £250,000 in grants has been awarded across 35 local organisations along the Transpennine route, as part of the 2025 TRU Community Fund in partnership with Neighbourly. Launched in 2024, the TRU Community Fund aims to help local community groups, schools and charities to create or […]