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December 4, 2019 | Financial

DB to pursue Arriva sale in 2020

GERMAN Rail (DB) CEO Dr Richard Lutz has stated that he intends to pursue plans to sell the British-based Arriva international passenger transport subsidiary in 2020.

November 28, 2019 | High-speed

Avanti West Coast prepares for launch on December 8

FIRSTGROUP and Trenitalia, which won Britain’s West Coast Partnership franchise in August, will operate under the name Avanti West Coast when they take over from Virgin Trains on December 8.

November 27, 2019 | Main line

East West Rail appoints consortium for preparatory work

BRITAIN’s East West Rail Company (EWR) has appointed an Arup-led consortium to undertake preparatory work on the Bedford - Cambridge central section of the planned East West Rail line between Oxford and Cambridge.

November 26, 2019 | Main line

RSSB appoints Arup to study introduction of hydrogen trains in Britain

BRITAIN’s Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed global engineering consultancy Arup to develop a ‘route map to enter service’ for hydrogen-powered trains on Britain’s mainline network.

November 25, 2019 | Fleet

TransPennine Express introduces new Nova fleet

TRANSPENNINE Express (TPE) launched its new ‘Nova’ fleet of trains in a ceremony at Liverpool’s Lime Street Station on November 22, completing a £500mfleet upgrade project.

November 20, 2019 | Technology

British group develops autonomous wheel control system

SET, Britain, together with Vivarail, and Loughborough and Huddersfield universities, have developed an autonomous wheel control system called Acti-Wheel which they believe could revolutionise wheelset design.

November 19, 2019 | Fleet

Bombardier tests first Aventra EMUs for South Western Railway

THE first of 750 Aventra EMU cars, which Bombardier is building for Britain’s South Western Railway (SWR) franchise, are now undergoing testing.

November 15, 2019 | Europe

Eurostar looks ahead to new services during ‘plastic free’ 25th anniversary celebration

EUROSTAR managing director Mr Mike Cooper says that plans to develop the Green Speed merger with Thalys are “progressing” with the final decision from shareholders expected in April 2020. If approved, Cooper says the objective is to implement the merger by 2021 after necessary regulatory and EU merger control approvals are secured.

November 13, 2019 | Financial

Berkeley highly critical of HS2 report

LORD Tony Berkeley, who served as deputy chairman of the team appointed by the British prime minister, Mr Boris Johnson, in August to review the HS2 project, is highly critical of the draft report’s findings.

November 12, 2019 | News

Testing starts on Manchester Metrolink LRT extension

THE first LRV has traversed Manchester Metrolink’s Trafford Park extension in preparation for opening the £350m line in the first half of 2020.

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