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August 2, 2019 | Fleet

New Hull Trains fleet set for October launch

HULL Trains has released the first interior images of its new fleet of class 802/3 bi-mode inter-city trains, which are being assembled at Hitachi Rail Italy’s plant in Pistoia.

August 1, 2019 | Commuter Rail

New Birmingham stations receive £15m funding boost

PLANS to construct three new stations along the Camp Hill Line in Birmingham have received a boost after the Department for Transport (DfT) announced £15m in funding for the project.

July 31, 2019 | Policy

No-deal Brexit could force temporary suspension of Eurostar services

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) warns in its first-half results for 2019 that it could be forced to temporarily suspend Eurostar services linking London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam if the British government decides to leave the European Union (EU) on October 31 without a deal as the new British prime minister Mr Boris Johnson has threatened.

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

Abellio orders Hitachi trains for East Midlands franchise

ABELLIO announced on July 30 that it has selected Hitachi Rail for a £400m contract to supply a fleet of 33 bi-mode (diesel/25kV ac) inter-city trains for East Midlands Railway (EMR).

July 29, 2019 | Fleet

Greater Anglia Flirts enter passenger service

THE first fleet of Stadler Flirt trains for a British operator entered service on the morning of July 29, when Abellio Greater Anglia’s class 755 bi-mode multiple units made their passenger debut on the lines from Norwich to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.

July 22, 2019 | Policy

Report confirms Britain can meet 2040 diesel-free-train target

THE final report by Britain’s Rail Industry Decarbonisation Task Force and railway safety authority RSSB confirms that Britain’s railway industry can eliminate diesel-only passenger trains by 2040 and contribute to the government’s net zero carbon target by 2050.

July 19, 2019 | Main line

Competition authority raises concerns over East Midlands franchise

BRITAIN’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has warned that the decision to award the East Midlands franchise to Netherlands Railways (NS) subsidiary Abellio could result in higher fares on services in eastern England.

July 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

ORR releases final Network Rail CP5 report

BRITAIN’s Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has released its final annual assessment of infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) for Control Period 5 (CP5), which ran from 2014 to March 2019, highlighting good results in managing its infrastructure assets and for the freight sector, but continued underperformance in the key areas of passenger train performance and efficiency.

July 16, 2019 | Policy

Williams: British government needs to “step back” from the railway

THE British government needs to step back from the day-to-day running of the country’s railways, with increased transparency and a greater focus on the needs of passengers, according to Mr Keith Williams, who is leading an independent review into the industry.

July 15, 2019 | Infrastructure

British charity to test lineside solar power supply

British charity Riding Sunbeams is due to launch a pilot solar energy project in August, which it says could pave the way to use solar panels connected directly into the network to provide traction current, without first distributing it to the grid.

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