A busy section of Metro line serving South Tyneside is to undergo a programme of investment in overhead line. A total of 3,200 metres of new overhead wire will be installed during the project. The project will take place during a five-day major line closure between Pelaw and South Shields, Monday 13 April to Friday […]
Category: Electrification
South Tyneside Metro line set for major renewal work
A busy section of Metro line serving South Tyneside is to undergo a programme of investment in overhead line. A total of 3,200 metres of new overhead wire will be installed during the project. The project will take place during a five-day major line closure between Pelaw and South Shields, Monday 13 April to Friday […]
TfL selects SSE Energy Solutions to deliver solar power directly to help run the Tube
The sun will soon be powering significant parts of London’s underground network after Transport for London (TfL) appointed SSE Energy Solutions as its delivery partner to build purpose-built solar installations to connect to the Tube network. The move, which followed a competitive procurement process, means that TfL will receive zero-carbon electricity straight from the solar […]
AI platform ‘making savings’ in electrification unveiled
An AI tool has been premiered in Glasgow that is already helping the UK’s Network Rail make savings on electrification upgrades. Developed by Furrer+Frey, Lineform.AI works with data beamed down from Airbus satellites and uploaded from an array of datasets to develop recommendations for electrification. It also provides high level cost estimates as well as […]
Network Rail thanks passengers as ECML upgrades hit milestones
Network Rail is thanking passengers for their patience following several weekends of significant improvement work on the East Coast Main Line, including successful testing of digital signalling equipment. Over the past two weekends, the East Coast Digital Programme (ECDP) has successfully completed a full programme of testing ahead of the introduction of digital in-cab signalling […]
First major work begins to electrify the Borders Railway
Network Rail will begin the first stage of electrification on the Borders Railway later this week. The work follows the Scottish Government’s announcement in September last year of a £342 million investment to electrify routes in Fife and the Borders and introduce new battery‑electric trains. Electrification will help cut carbon emissions, improve air quality, enhance […]
Public invited to share views on Huddersfield TRU upgrades
Between Standedge and Gledholt in Huddersfield, the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is proposing a series of upgrades designed to support electrification and increased capacity on the route. These include improvements at Marsden and Slaithwaite stations, the reconstruction of a number of bridges and highways, and the installation of new track, signalling and cabling. Overhead line […]
Strong progress as East Coast Main Line engineering programme reaches halfway point
The midway point has been reached on a run of four weekends’ improvement work on the East Coast Main Line, with strong progress made so far and important digital signalling tests to come. To date there has been track renewal at Finsbury Park, St Neots and Sandy and Offord, renewal of switches and crossings (also […]
Record-breaking battery train introduced into passenger service
Great Western Railway (GWR) will introduce the UK’s first battery-only powered train into passenger service on Saturday 31 January. The Class 230 train has been used for a successful trial of fast-charge technology on the Greenford branch line over the past 22 months. Up until now it has undergone rigorous trials, but on Saturday it […]
TRU wraps up a month of major upgrades transforming train travel
Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) teams have completed over 32 days of major upgrades between Leeds and York, helping deliver faster, greener, more frequent services across the North. The work delivered by an army of hundreds of people includes 70 new signals installed and made operational, 3km of track renewed, along with eleven switches and crossings. […]