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November 11, 2019 | Financial

Chinese group to buy British Steel for £70m

JINGYE Group, China, has reportedly agreed to purchase British Steel for £70m, a move that would save the struggling manufacturer from bankruptcy and rescue up to 4000 jobs.

November 8, 2019 | Fleet

HSTs to transfer from LNER to East Midlands Railway

AN agreement has been reached between East Midlands Railway (EMR), London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) to transfer nine 200km/h diesel HST trains from LNER to EMR.

November 5, 2019 | Fleet

Merseyrail train reaches 120km/h on test at Wildenrath

A Stadler EMU for Britain’s Merseyrail network has reached 120km/h during trial running on the Wildenrath test track in Germany.

November 4, 2019 | Fleet

Talgo signs framework agreement for new Scottish factory

SPANISH train manufacturer Talgo, business support and funding agency Scottish Enterprise and Transport Scotland signed a joint framework agreement on October 30 to establish a train manufacturing base in Longannet, Fife, for Talgo UK.

October 14, 2019 | Metros

TfL launches Bakerloo extension consultation

TRANSPORT for London (TfL) has launched a third round of detailed consultation for a proposed extension of the London Underground’s Bakerloo Line to Lewisham, along with a further extension south to Hayes.

October 14, 2019 | Policy

British government to proceed with rail reform in 2020

SIGNIFICANT reforms to Britain’s rail franchising system have been included in the Conservative government’s new legislative agenda announced in a Queen’s Speech on October 14.

October 7, 2019 | Fleet

CAF awarded Birmingham catenary-free LRV contract

WEST Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has awarded CAF a €90m contract to supply 21 Urbos catenary-free LRVs, with an option for 29 additional vehicles, for operation in Birmingham.

September 30, 2019 | High-speed

ORR proposes annual HS1 track access charges of £26m

BRITISH rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has proposed setting track access charges for the High Speed 1 (HS1) line at £26m per year, £9m less than requested by HS1 concessionaire HS1 Ltd.

September 27, 2019 | Technology

Network Rail expedites R&D with university framework agreements

BRITISH infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has signed eight framework agreements worth a minimum of £10m with eight universities, which it says will help deliver its research and development (R&D) portfolio over the Control Period 6 (CP6) investment plan.

September 26, 2019 | Europe

“No change” to Belfast - Dublin services after Brexit, says IE

PASSENGERS will not see any changes in the day-to-day operation of Belfast - Dublin ‘Enterprise’ services, even in the event of a no-deal Brexit, Mr Billy Gilpin, director of train operations for Irish Rail (IE) told a meeting of the Seanad committee on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union in Dublin on September 25.

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