Category: UK

Passengers warned of disruption ahead of key London Marylebone upgrades

Passengers on the Chiltern Main Line have been warned to check before travelling next weekend (14 and 15 March) as key upgrade work is completed. Engineering teams will be working on a mile-long section of track around West Ruislip station, replacing old rail sleepers with new concrete equivalents, updating track and renewing ballast on the […]

Brodie Engineering going from strength to strength as it turns 30

A leading rail engineering company specialising in maintaining, refurbishing and overhauling passenger and freight trains celebrates its 30th birthday – with the business going from strength to strength. Brodie Engineering operates from two sites in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, employing more than 150 people and boasts an active training and apprenticeship programme. Founded on 26 February, 1996, […]

Search is on for UK innovators to solve four key challenges

The rail industry is calling on the UK’s brightest minds to help shape the future of transport, inviting creators, problem-solvers and disruptors from every corner of the country to help improve sustainability, safety and accessibility across Britain’s rail network. Through Future Labs, the public ownership flagship innovation programme, Britain’s train operators are seeking pioneering solutions […]

Search is on for UK innovators to solve four key challenges

The rail industry is calling on the UK’s brightest minds to help shape the future of transport, inviting creators, problem-solvers and disruptors from every corner of the country to help improve sustainability, safety and accessibility across Britain’s rail network. Through Future Labs, the public ownership flagship innovation programme, Britain’s train operators are seeking pioneering solutions […]

Interim findings show breakthrough in real-time rail adhesion monitoring

Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK and Chiltern Railways presented interim findings from their year-long Low Adhesion Monitoring System trial to attendees at this week’s ADHERE (ADHEsion REsearch) Seminar in Birmingham. Developed by Knorr-Bremse and jointly engineered with Chiltern Railways, with support from Angel Trains, the system has been installed on Class 165 unit 165004 – the first in class (FiC) […]

Interim findings show breakthrough in real-time rail adhesion monitoring

Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK and Chiltern Railways presented interim findings from their year-long Low Adhesion Monitoring System trial to attendees at this week’s ADHERE (ADHEsion REsearch) Seminar in Birmingham. Developed by Knorr-Bremse and jointly engineered with Chiltern Railways, with support from Angel Trains, the system has been installed on Class 165 unit 165004 – the first in class (FiC) […]

TPE children’s book starring therapy dog Nya helps young rail travellers stay safe

TransPennine Express (TPE) is set to launch a new children’s book featuring Nya, its much‑loved therapy dog, in a bid to help young passengers feel more confident and reassured when travelling by train.   Written by the train operator’s safeguarding and crime prevention Lead, Steve O’Callaghan, the story will be released on World Book Day.   Nya, a six-year-old German Shepherd […]

TPE children’s book starring therapy dog Nya helps young rail travellers stay safe

TransPennine Express (TPE) is set to launch a new children’s book featuring Nya, its much‑loved therapy dog, in a bid to help young passengers feel more confident and reassured when travelling by train.   Written by the train operator’s safeguarding and crime prevention Lead, Steve O’Callaghan, the story will be released on World Book Day.   Nya, a six-year-old German Shepherd […]

Vital track upgrades between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction planned for Easter

A reduced service will operate between London Waterloo and Clapham Junction over the Easter Weekend, Friday 3 to Monday 6 April, while engineers carry out vital engineering work. Engineers will replace track at London Waterloo used by trains that run towards Reading, Weybridge via Staines, and Windsor & Eton Riverside. Trains for these destinations will […]