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August 12, 2020 | Policy

Rail Delivery Group proposes decarbonisation policies

BRITAIN’s Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents rail operators, has submitted a policy proposal to the Department for Transport (DfT) for the decarbonisation of the country’s rail network.

August 12, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Financial: KTZ freight up in first seven months; Dellner Bubenzer acquires Romag; SJ announces 2Q operating loss

Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan Railways’ (KTZ) freight subsidiary has reported traansporting 143 million tonnes of freight during the first seven months of this year, and a freight turnover of 131.6 billion tonne-km, 4% higher than the same period last year.

August 11, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 invites bidders for £500m power supply contract

HS2 Ltd, which is developing the high-speed link between London, Birmingham and Crewe, has launched the tendering process for contractors to supply the high-voltage power systems in a contract potentially worth £523m.

August 5, 2020 | Technology

Crowd modelling project optimises onboard social distancing

BRITAIN’s Railway Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) is working with crowd simulation company Crowd Dynamics to model the effectiveness of social distancing on trains and in stations in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The partners have now completed a demonstration model for London and Northeast Railway (LNER).

August 5, 2020 | Metros

CRRC ships first London Underground wagons

CRRC subsidiary CRRC Shandong has shipped the first engineering wagons developed for London Underground from Lianyungang, China, as part of an order for 71 wagons awarded in April 2017.

August 4, 2020 | High-speed

Study to investigate Belfast - Dublin - Cork high-speed line

THE governments of Ireland and Britain are launching a study into a potential high-speed line on the Belfast - Dublin - Cork/Limerick TEN-T corridor.

August 4, 2020 | Main line

Hull Trains to resume services on August 21

BRITISH open-access operator Hull Trains has announced that it will resume its Beverley - Hull - London Kings Cross service on August 21 for the first time since March 29.

August 3, 2020 | Financial

British rail operators reclassified as part of public sector

BRITAIN’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has concluded that Train Operating Companies (TOCs) which entered into emergency measures agreements (EMAs) with the British and Scottish governments on April 1 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic should be reclassified as public non-financial corporations.

July 30, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Britain: Dawlish sea wall section completed; Global Centre of Rail Excellence progresses; reopening proposed for Fawley branch line

Dawlish: Infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has competed the first 360m section of a new sea wall at Dawlish on the Exeter - Plymouth line, with work finished in time to allow the reopening of the beach and promenade for the peak tourism season.

July 29, 2020 | Policy

Scotland unveils rail carbon reduction plans

THE Scottish government has revealed its plan to decarbonise the nation’s passenger rail services by 2035.

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