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Govia Thameslink Railway completes upgrade of its largest fleet

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October 18, 2025
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Govia Thameslink Railway is celebrating the completion of a £100m reliability and onboard upgrade of its largest fleet.

£100m reliability and onboard upgrade on South East’s biggest train fleet completed

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October 17, 2025
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Millions of passengers in the south east have benefited from a mammoth £100m train upgrade project – the biggest in the UK – with the final unit rolling off the production line this weekend. The 304th ‘Electrostar’ train upgraded through Project Aurora rounds off a project which has completed on-time and on-budget over the past five […]

Glasgow’s Polmadie Depot at 150 years

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October 15, 2025
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Anniversaries like this don’t come around every year. Well, maybe every century and a half. Current operators Alstom celebrated the 150th birthday of Polmadie Depot…

DB to provide Quality Assurance for Transport for London’s new trains

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October 14, 2025
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Transport for London (TfL) has appointed two subsidiaries of German state railway company Deutsche Bahn (DB) to provide Quality Assurance for London Underground’s new Piccadilly line trains.

Search underway to find recording of Sir Nigel Greley’s voice

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October 14, 2025
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A nationwide appeal has been launched to find a recording of the voice of the renowned locomotive designer, Sir Nigel Gresley.

Alstom celebrates Scottish rail depot’s 150th birthday with unique locomotive lineup

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October 13, 2025
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Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has opened its Glasgow Traincare Centre to the public for the first time in 25 years to celebrate the historic depot’s 150th anniversary – Polmadie 150. Located around two miles south-east of Glasgow Central railway station, the Alstom facility is currently the main base of the iconic Caledonian […]

PKP Cargo leases wagons for construction materials transportation

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October 9, 2025
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Polish national rail freight operator PKP Cargo is looking for lucrative business opportunities as part of its restructuring efforts. The company has set its sights…

GTR and Siemens Mobility update entire 717 fleet to updated version of ETCS

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October 8, 2025
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Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), with Siemens Mobility, has updated its entire fleet of 25 Class 717 Great Northern trains to run in passenger service using an updated specification of the in-cab digital signalling software, European Train Control System (ETCS). The trains now operate on the Northern City Line between Finsbury Park and Moorgate in London […]

Knorr-Bremse keeps c2c Electrostar fleet running smoothly with major door overhaul

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October 8, 2025
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Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems has successfully completed a significant interim door overhaul for the c2c Class 357 ‘Electrostar’ fleet, securing the long-term reliability and availability of the trains that serve thousands of passengers across London and Essex every day. As the Electrostar fleet’s door systems reached a critical stage in their maintenance lifecycle, a comprehensive overhaul […]

Network Rail and Loram launch ETCS working group focused on collaboration and performance delivery

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October 2, 2025
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Senior members from Network Rail’s East Coast Operations Business Change team and Loram specialists met in Derby to explore how ETCS fitment to On Track Machines can help improve operational performance and infrastructure resilience. Loram UK provides a number of infrastructure assurance and maintenance services to Network Rail, including specialist Rail Grinding trains. These On […]