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September 10, 2020 | Financial

Grand Central cancels planned London - Blackpool service

BRITISH open-access operator Grand Central has announced that it will not launch its planned London Euston - Blackpool North service due to the economic uncertainty and changed travel habits caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

September 8, 2020 | Europe

Network Rail begins work to remove derailed train in Scotland

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has begun work to reopen the railway near Stonehaven, Scotland, following a fatal derailment on August 12 which killed three people.

September 8, 2020 | Technology

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Technology: Mapping trackside vegetation through machine learning; RZD and Tele2 model inter-city traffic flow; Sydney Trains deploys new safety systems.

Germany: German Rail (DB), in collaboration with technology startup LiveEO, is employing machine learning to analyse satellite images to create digital vegetation maps across its network. The intention is to identify trees that are especially vulnerable to extreme weather, to better manage potential disruption in the event of storms.

September 4, 2020 | High-speed

Construction begins on Britain’s HS2 project

CONSTRUCTION has formally begun on the 225km Phase One of Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) project from London to Birmingham and Lichfield.

September 2, 2020 | Fleet

First GWR tri-mode train delivered

BRITISH operator Great Western Railway (GWR) has received the first of 19 four-car tri-mode Flex trains from Porterbrook Leasing.

September 1, 2020 | Financial

DfT extends Great Western Railway emergency agreement to 2021

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has exercised its option to extend the Emergency Measures Agreement for the Great Western Railway (GWR) franchise until June 26 2021.

August 30, 2020 | High-speed

HS2’s Birmingham Interchange station receives planning permission

SOLIHULL Birmingham Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) has given planning approval for the new High Speed 2 (HS2) Interchange station, including the surrounding landscape and public area along with the automated people mover.

August 29, 2020 | Fleet

Coventry appoints NP Aerospace to build lightweight battery LRV

COVENTRY City Council, Britain, has appointed NP Aerospace to assemble a prototype battery powered lightweight LRV for its very light rail transit project.

August 28, 2020 | Signalling

Transport for Wales awards Core Valley signalling contract

TRANSPORT for Wales (TfW) has awarded a three-year contract to Siemens to upgrade the signalling for its Core Valley Lines (CVL) project.

August 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

Network Rail launches task forces following Stonehaven derailment

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has launched two independent task forces to aid management of its portfolio of earthworks and responses to severe weather events, following the fatal derailment near Stonehaven in Scotland on August 12.

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