The Peel Ports Group is investing 100 million pounds in UK steel and metals logistics. The investment includes an expansion of storage facilities, new automated…
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Lord McLoughlin to step down as chair of Transport for the North
Transport for the North’s board will be meeting in Darlington on Monday 15 September, and it will be last to be chaired by Lord McLoughlin, who is standing down this autumn after more than four years. As chair, Lord McLoughlin has worked with the North’s political leaders to agree its second Strategic Transport Plan to […]
Azuma in-cab digital signalling is successfully tested
Testing at speed of digital in-cab signalling has been successfully completed for the train which provides the largest inter-city fleet on the East Coast Main Line. The iconic LNER Azuma has been put through its paces in recent weeks on the Melton test track through the Leicestershire countryside. Completing its dynamic testing is a step […]
Alstom’s Widnes site welcomes its first-ever passenger service
Alstom has welcomed the first-ever passenger service in to its Widnes modernisation facility. On Saturday 6 September, a UK Railtours charter – The Industria Ditat – visited the 13,000 m² Alstom Transport Technology Centre as it traversed rare track across the British network on its journey between Hertfordshire and North Wales. The Latin phrase ‘Industria […]