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June 20, 2019 | Fleet

British hydrogen train prototype approved for mainline testing

PORTERBROOK and the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) announced on June 20 that Britain’s first hydrogen train, HydroFlex, has received approval for mainline testing following a successful proof-of-concept.

June 18, 2019 | Fleet

Three firms shortlisted for Tyne & Wear Metro fleet renewal

NEXUS, the passenger transport authority for Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sunderland, announced on June 18 that three suppliers will be invited to make best and final offers for a contract to design, build and maintain a new fleet of trains for the Tyne & Wear Metro network.

June 17, 2019 | Europe

British passenger journeys reach record high

PASSENGER journeys in Britain reached a record-high of 1.759 billion in 2018-19, a 3% increase following a drop of 1.4% in 2017-18, the largest decrease recorded since 1993-94.

June 14, 2019 | Fleet

Greater Anglia Stadler Flirts authorised for passenger use

BRITISH national safety authority, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), has granted an Authorisation to Place in Service (APS) for Stadler’s 24 four-car bi-mode multiple unit Flirt trains for Greater Anglia, a first for the Swiss manufacturer.

June 13, 2019 | Europe

Innovative British rail projects to share £7.8m in grants

A competition seeking to fund innovative ideas has awarded up to £7.8m to 24 projects ranging from mainline testing of a hydrogen train to drones capable of inspecting railway infrastructure.

June 11, 2019 | High-speed

Operators resist plans for sharp increase in HS1 access charges

OPERATORS using the High-Speed 1 (HS1) link between London and the Channel Tunnel have reacted with frustration to plans for a significant increase in track access charges on the route.

June 11, 2019 | Main line

Virgin Trains plans Liverpool - London open access service

VIRGIN Trains has applied to Britain’s rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), to operate an hourly open-access service between Liverpool and London from May 2021.

June 6, 2019 | Infrastructure

Study finds 23% of professional drivers base level crossing decisions on timetable knowledge

A study commissioned by British infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has found more than one in five professional drivers would base their decision on whether to cross a level crossing on their knowledge of the timetable.

June 5, 2019 | High-speed

Bids roll in for HS2 fleet contract

All five bids have officially been submitted for the £2.75bn contract to supply at least 54 high-speed trains for phase one of Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) line linking London and Birmingham.

May 31, 2019 | Europe

Sqills to install software for cross-operator reservations across Britain

DUTCH ticketing and reservation software provider Sqills has announced it will provide its S3 Passenger Software as a Service (SaaS) platform for reservations across Britain, which will allow passengers to reserve seats across multiple operators when booking tickets.

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